Sun 97-55 Liberty (16 Jun, 2012) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

3-7, 1-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	14	13	13	15	55
CONN	30	31	19	17	97

Connecticut Sun

7-2, 5-2 home

Kara Lawson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kalana Greene made Layup.
Tina Charles made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Asjha Jones made 12 ft Jumper.
Allison Hightower missed Layup.
Tina Charles made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kalana Greene.
Tina Charles made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kalana Greene.
Kara Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalana Greene.
Tina Charles missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Pointer.
Mistie Mims missed 10 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Charles missed 8 ft Jumper.
Mistie Mims made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Mistie Mims missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Charles made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Charles made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Charles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tan White made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Asjha Jones made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Asjha Jones missed 20 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 11 ft Jumper.
Mistie Mims missed Layup.
Mistie Mims made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Danielle McCray.
Tan White made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Danielle McCray made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Allison Hightower made 9 ft Jumper.
Allison Hightower made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Asjha Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tina Charles made Jumper. Assisted by Allison Hightower.
Allison Hightower made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Hightower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Allison Hightower.
Allison Hightower made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Hightower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Charles missed 15 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Charles made Layup.
Mistie Mims made Layup. Assisted by Tina Charles.
Renee Montgomery made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Charles missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tan White missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made Two Point Shot.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kalana Greene made Layup.
Kara Lawson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Charles.
Tina Charles missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Asjha Jones missed Layup.
Tina Charles made 11 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kalana Greene.
Allison Hightower missed Layup.
Kalana Greene missed Layup.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Renee Montgomery missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made Layup. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Asjha Jones missed 12 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.
Mistie Mims made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mistie Mims made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kalana Greene missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kalana Greene missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mistie Mims made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kalana Greene.
Tan White missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Charles made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Charles made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Charles made Layup. Assisted by Mistie Mims.
Danielle McCray missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kelsey Griffin missed 17 ft Jumper.
Renee Montgomery made Layup. Assisted by Tan White.
Allison Hightower's Layup blocked by Leilani Mitchell.
Tan White made 18 ft Jumper.
Mistie Mims made Layup. Assisted by Kelsey Griffin.
Mistie Mims made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Danielle McCray missed Layup.
Chay Shegog made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Tan White missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allison Hightower made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Allison Hightower made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Danielle McCray missed 16 ft Jumper.
Chay Shegog missed Layup.
Chay Shegog missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chay Shegog made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelsey Griffin made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Danielle McCray.
Allison Hightower made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tan White.
Chay Shegog's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Kelley Cain.
Danielle McCray missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kia Vaughn's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Tina Charles.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Leilani Mitchell's 22 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Kara Lawson.
Essence Carson missed Layup.
Essence Carson made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Essence Carson missed Layup.
Essence Carson made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
Essence Carson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Essence Carson missed Layup.
Leilani Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
Plenette Pierson made Jumper. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Leilani Mitchell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton's Jumper blocked by Tina Charles.
Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 20 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
Plenette Pierson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
Kia Vaughn made 17 ft Jumper.
Kia Vaughn missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Nicole Powell made 18 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Essence Carson made 14 ft Jumper.
Essence Carson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kia Vaughn missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Layup. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
Kia Vaughn made 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kia Vaughn missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Essence Carson made Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter missed 15 ft Jumper.
Essence Carson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Essence Carson missed Jumper.
Essence Carson missed 19 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 20 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed Jumper.
Alex Montgomery made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Kara Braxton missed 8 ft Jumper.
Alex Montgomery's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Tan White.
Kelley Cain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelley Cain missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alex Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alex Montgomery made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alex Montgomery missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kia Vaughn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kia Vaughn made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alex Montgomery made Driving Layup.
Leilani Mitchell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
Kia Vaughn missed 17 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.
Essence Carson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Leilani Mitchell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 15 ft Jumper.
Essence Carson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.
Essence Carson missed Layup.
Essence Carson made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Essence Carson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.

LIBERTY

SUN

TIME		NY	CONN
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Kia Vaughn vs. Tina Charles. Leilani Mitchell gains possession.	0	0
9:33	Kia Vaughn's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Tina Charles.	0	0
9:33	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:27	Turnover	0	0
9:18	Kara Lawson missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:18	Kalana Greene Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:10	Kalana Greene made Layup.	0	2
9:02	DeMya Walker missed Layup.	0	2
9:00	Asjha Jones Defensive Rebound.	0	2
8:51	Tina Charles made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	0	4
8:34	Leilani Mitchell's 22 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Kara Lawson.	0	4
8:33	Tina Charles Defensive Rebound.	0	4
8:15	Asjha Jones made 12 ft Jumper.	0	6
8:03	Essence Carson missed Layup.	0	6
7:56	Asjha Jones Defensive Rebound.	0	6
7:52	Allison Hightower missed Layup.	0	6
7:50	Allison Hightower Offensive Rebound.	0	6
7:35	Tina Charles made 4 ft Two Point Shot.	0	8
7:16	Essence Carson made 13 ft Two Point Shot.	2	8
7:07	Asjha Jones made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kalana Greene.	2	10
7:01	New York Full Timeout.	2	10
6:45	Essence Carson missed Layup.	2	10
6:41	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	2	10
6:24	Essence Carson made 19 ft Two Point Shot.	4	10
5:58	Tina Charles made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kalana Greene.	4	12
5:41	Essence Carson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	7	12
5:22	Kara Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalana Greene.	7	15
4:52	Essence Carson missed Layup.	7	15
4:52	Tina Charles Defensive Rebound.	7	15
4:41	Tina Charles missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.	7	15
4:39	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	7	15
4:31	Leilani Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.	9	15
4:26	Kara Lawson made 21 ft Three Pointer.	9	18
4:03	Kia Vaughn Foul. Asjha Jones gains possession.	9	18
4:03	Kia Vaughn Foul	9	18
4:03	Kara Braxton enters the game for DeMya Walker.	9	18
4:03	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Kia Vaughn.	9	18
4:03	Mistie Mims enters the game for Asjha Jones.	9	18
4:03	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Kara Lawson.	9	18
3:48	Mistie Mims missed 10 ft Jumper.	9	18
3:47	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	9	18
3:33	Plenette Pierson made Jumper. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.	11	18
3:23	Renee Montgomery missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	18
3:21	Essence Carson Defensive Rebound.	11	18
3:09	Essence Carson Offensive Foul. Tina Charles gains possession.	11	18
3:09	Essence Carson Foul	11	18
3:09	Tan White enters the game for Allison Hightower.	11	18
2:58	Tina Charles missed 8 ft Jumper.	11	18
2:57	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	11	18
2:50	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	13	18
2:50	Kalana Greene Shooting Foul. Plenette Pierson gains possession.	13	18
2:50	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	14	18
2:32	Mistie Mims made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	14	20
2:23	Leilani Mitchell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	20
2:21	New York Offensive Rebound.	14	20
2:11	Plenette Pierson missed 13 ft Jumper.	14	20
2:10	New York Defensive Rebound.	14	20
1:50	Mistie Mims missed 16 ft Jumper.	14	20
1:49	Tina Charles Offensive Rebound.	14	20
1:46	Tina Charles made 1 ft Two Point Shot.	14	22
1:39	Leilani Mitchell Bad Pass	14	22
1:22	Kara Braxton Shooting Foul. Tina Charles gains possession.	14	22
1:22	Tina Charles made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	23
1:22	Danielle McCray enters the game for Kalana Greene.	14	23
1:22	Kelly Miller enters the game for Leilani Mitchell.	14	23
1:22	Nicole Powell enters the game for Essence Carson.	14	23
1:22	Tina Charles made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	24
1:12	Kara Braxton's Jumper blocked by Tina Charles.	14	24
1:08	Renee Montgomery Defensive Rebound.	14	24
1:00	Tan White made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Renee Montgomery.	14	26
46.2	Kara Braxton Offensive Foul. Tina Charles gains possession.	14	26
46.2	Kara Braxton Foul	14	26
46.2	Asjha Jones enters the game for Tina Charles.	14	26
46.2	Kia Vaughn enters the game for Kara Braxton.	14	26
37.3	Kelly Miller Shooting Foul. Renee Montgomery gains possession.	14	26
37.3	Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	27
37.3	Renee Montgomery made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	28
25.2	Plenette Pierson Offensive Foul. Renee Montgomery gains possession.	14	28
25.2	Plenette Pierson Foul	14	28
3.7	Asjha Jones missed Layup.	14	28
2.6	Asjha Jones Offensive Rebound.	14	28
0.3	Asjha Jones made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	14	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	14	30

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, 16 June 2012

Uncasville, CT

Referees:
Felicia Grinter
Jeff Smith
Angelica Suffren

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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