Sun 96-81 Liberty (8 May, 2012) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	25	12	26	18	81
CONN	16	30	25	25	96

Connecticut Sun

1-0, 1-0 home

Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelsey Griffin missed 4 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelsey Griffin missed 14 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kalana Greene missed Layup.
Renee Montgomery missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kelsey Griffin's Layup blocked by Kara Braxton.
Tan White missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tan White missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kalana Greene made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tan White.
Tan White missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sidney Spencer missed 17 ft Jumper.
Danielle McCray made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Renee Montgomery missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tan White made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.
Tan White missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Asjha Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Chay Shegog made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Asjha Jones made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Asjha Jones made 19 ft Jumper.
Danielle McCray made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Laura Broomfield.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelsey Griffin missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelsey Griffin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelsey Griffin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sidney Spencer made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelsey Griffin.
Kelsey Griffin made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kelsey Griffin made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Kalana Greene missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sidney Spencer made Two Point Shot.
Kelsey Griffin missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sidney Spencer made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 54 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed Layup.
Jessica Breland missed 5 ft Jumper.
Mistie Bass made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mistie Bass missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Renee Montgomery missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Danielle McCray made Tip Shot.
Jessica Breland missed 9 ft Jumper.
Danielle McCray missed Layup.
Mistie Bass missed Layup.
Danielle McCray made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Renee Montgomery missed Layup.
Mistie Bass made Two Point Shot.
Mistie Bass missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Danielle McCray missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jessica Breland missed 14 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tan White.
Renee Montgomery made Driving Layup.
Renee Montgomery made 13 ft Jumper.
Tan White made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Renee Montgomery missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sidney Spencer missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mistie Bass missed Layup.
Kalana Greene made Driving Layup.
Mistie Bass made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sidney Spencer.
Sidney Spencer missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kalana Greene made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Evans.
Kelsey Griffin missed Layup.
Kalana Greene made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kalana Greene made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kalana Greene made Layup.
Danielle McCray missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kalana Greene made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kalana Greene made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chay Shegog made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Evans.
Chay Shegog made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Dawn Evans missed 13 ft Jumper.
Jessica Breland made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Evans.
Jessica Breland missed Layup.
Jessica Breland made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Danielle McCray made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Danielle McCray made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Danielle McCray missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chay Shegog missed Layup.
Kelsey Griffin made Layup.
Jessica Breland made Free Throw.
Jessica Breland made Free Throw.
Danielle McCray missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sidney Spencer made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Evans.
Kelsey Griffin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelsey Griffin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sidney Spencer made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Evans.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Nicole Powell missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 9 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Pointer.
DeMya Walker missed 18 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Leilani Mitchell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katelan Redmon.
Alex Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alex Montgomery made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sydney Colson made 22 ft Three Pointer.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made 17 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Alex Montgomery missed Layup.
Leilani Mitchell missed Layup.
Alex Montgomery missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laura Broomfield made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
Kelly Miller missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iasia Hemingway made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Iasia Hemingway missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Leilani Mitchell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Katelan Redmon made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Katelan Redmon made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Leilani Mitchell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
DeMya Walker made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton's Layup blocked by Mistie Bass.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Kara Braxton missed 9 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
Kara Braxton made 3 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Laura Broomfield.
Sydney Colson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katelan Redmon made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Laura Broomfield.
Katelan Redmon made 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 18 ft Jumper.
Katelan Redmon made 13 ft Jumper.
Laura Broomfield missed Layup.
Laura Broomfield made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Sydney Colson missed 54 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laura Broomfield made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Laura Broomfield made Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup. Assisted by Alex Montgomery.
Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.
Alex Montgomery missed 11 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Laura Broomfield.
Alex Montgomery missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alex Montgomery made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Braxton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laura Broomfield missed Layup.
Leilani Mitchell missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Driving Layup.
Kara Braxton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Sydney Colson made Driving Layup.
Sydney Colson made Layup.
Katelan Redmon missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Alex Montgomery missed 17 ft Jumper.

LIBERTY

SUN

TIME		NY	CONN
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Kara Braxton vs. Asjha Jones. Kalana Greene gains possession.	0	0
9:52	Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.	0	3
9:37	Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	2	3
9:26	Renee Montgomery Bad Pass	2	3
9:18	DeMya Walker Bad Pass	2	3
9:03	Leilani Mitchell Shooting Foul. Kara Lawson gains possession.	2	3
9:03	Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	4
9:03	Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	5
8:52	Nicole Powell missed 13 ft Jumper.	2	5
8:51	Kara Braxton Offensive Rebound.	2	5
8:48	Kara Braxton missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	5
8:47	Kelsey Griffin Defensive Rebound.	2	5
8:32	Kelsey Griffin missed 4 ft Jumper.	2	5
8:30	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	2	5
8:18	Cappie Pondexter Bad Pass	2	5
8:03	Asjha Jones Traveling	2	5
7:41	Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Pointer.	5	5
7:22	Renee Montgomery Lost Ball. Stolen by Nicole Powell.	5	5
7:13	DeMya Walker missed 18 ft Jumper.	5	5
7:11	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	5	5
7:03	Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	5
7:01	Kara Braxton Defensive Rebound.	5	5
6:56	Cappie Pondexter made Layup. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.	7	5
6:41	Kelsey Griffin missed 14 ft Jumper.	7	5
6:39	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	7	5
6:37	Asjha Jones made 2 ft Two Point Shot.	7	7
6:24	Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	9	7
6:18	Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	9	9
5:54	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	9	9
5:52	Asjha Jones Defensive Rebound.	9	9
5:46	Kalana Greene missed Layup.	9	9
5:43	Kara Braxton Defensive Rebound.	9	9
5:41	DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.	11	9
5:28	Renee Montgomery missed 18 ft Jumper.	11	9
5:28	Kara Braxton Defensive Rebound.	11	9
5:13	Leilani Mitchell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	14	9
5:00	Kelsey Griffin's Layup blocked by Kara Braxton.	14	9
5:00	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	14	9
5:00	Mistie Bass enters the game for Kelsey Griffin.	14	9
5:00	Tan White enters the game for Renee Montgomery.	14	9
5:00	Kelly Miller enters the game for Nicole Powell.	14	9
5:00	Iasia Hemingway enters the game for Kara Braxton.	14	9
5:00	Katelan Redmon enters the game for DeMya Walker.	14	9
5:00	Laura Broomfield enters the game for Leilani Mitchell.	14	9
4:58	Tan White missed 18 ft Jumper.	14	9
4:56	Mistie Bass Offensive Rebound.	14	9
4:50	Kara Lawson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	9
4:48	Katelan Redmon Defensive Rebound.	14	9
4:39	Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	9
4:18	Asjha Jones missed 19 ft Jumper.	17	9
4:18	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	17	9
4:18	Iasia Hemingway Loose Ball Foul. Mistie Bass gains possession.	17	9
4:18	Official Timeout.	17	9
4:18	Alex Montgomery enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	17	9
4:09	Tan White missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	9
4:09	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	17	9
4:07	Iasia Hemingway Loose Ball Foul. Asjha Jones gains possession.	17	9
4:01	Kalana Greene made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tan White.	17	11
3:48	Iasia Hemingway Lost Ball. Stolen by Mistie Bass.	17	11
3:44	Tan White Bad Pass. Stolen by Alex Montgomery.	17	11
3:26	Kelly Miller made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katelan Redmon.	20	11
3:14	Kelly Miller Personal Foul. Kara Lawson gains possession.	20	11
3:14	Danielle McCray enters the game for Kara Lawson.	20	11
3:14	Sidney Spencer enters the game for Asjha Jones.	20	11
3:14	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Kalana Greene.	20	11
3:08	Tan White missed 18 ft Jumper.	20	11
3:08	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	20	11
3:05	Sidney Spencer missed 17 ft Jumper.	20	11
3:04	Alex Montgomery Defensive Rebound.	20	11
2:59	Tan White Shooting Foul. Alex Montgomery gains possession.	20	11
2:59	Alex Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	11
2:59	Alex Montgomery made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	11
2:42	Danielle McCray made 18 ft Two Point Shot.	22	13
2:23	Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	13
2:21	Danielle McCray Defensive Rebound.	22	13
2:16	Tan White Bad Pass	22	13
2:16	DeMya Walker enters the game for Laura Broomfield.	22	13
2:16	Kara Braxton enters the game for Iasia Hemingway.	22	13
2:00	Alex Montgomery Lost Ball. Stolen by Danielle McCray.	22	13
1:50	Renee Montgomery missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	13
1:49	Kara Braxton Defensive Rebound.	22	13
1:40	Sydney Colson enters the game for Katelan Redmon.	22	13
1:27	Sydney Colson made 22 ft Three Pointer.	25	13
1:10	Danielle McCray Lost Ball. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	25	13
53.8	Kara Braxton Lost Ball. Stolen by Renee Montgomery.	25	13
46.8	Renee Montgomery missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	13
44.9	Sidney Spencer Offensive Rebound.	25	13
42.8	Tan White made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.	25	16
37.1	Sydney Colson Discontinue Dribble	25	16
28.7	Danielle McCray Offensive Foul. Alex Montgomery gains possession.	25	16
28.7	Danielle McCray Foul	25	16
9.8	Kara Braxton missed Layup.	25	16
8.8	Mistie Bass Defensive Rebound.	25	16
0.4	Tan White missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	16
0.0	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	25	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	25	16

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 4-1

Sun
78
Liberty
73

Game 1

19/5

Liberty
77
Sun
92

Game 2

20/5

Liberty
55
Sun
97

Game 3

16/6

Sun
66
Liberty
79

Game 4

17/8

Liberty
74
Sun
85

Game 5

19/8

Mohegan Sun Arena

12:00 AM, 8 May 2012

Uncasville, CT

Referees:
Marcus Clayton
Tim Greene
Jeff Smith

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	17	4	.810	-	L1
Connecticut	16	4	.800	0.5	W2
Chicago	8	11	.421	8	W2
Indiana	9	13	.409	8.5	W1
Atlanta	7	12	.368	9	L3
Washington	5	17	.227	12.5	L2

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