Liberty 75-54 Sun (17 May, 2014) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

1-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	20	17	19	19	75
CONN	21	10	11	12	54

Connecticut Sun

0-1, 0-1 home

Kelsey Griffin misses layup
Kelsey Griffin misses 11-foot jumper
Alex Bentley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Griffin assists)
Chiney Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike misses 7-foot jumper
Alex Bentley makes 19-foot two point shot
Alex Bentley misses 14-foot jumper
Allison Hightower misses layup
Kelsey Griffin misses 18-foot jumper
Alex Bentley misses 19-foot two point jumper
Alex Bentley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Allison Hightower makes free throw 1 of 2
Allison Hightower makes free throw 2 of 2
Kelsey Bone makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Kelsey Bone makes 5-foot two point shot (Katie Douglas assists)
Renee Montgomery makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Bone assists)
Renee Montgomery makes 15-foot two point shot
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Chiney Ogwumike misses 5-foot jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper
Katie Douglas makes 18-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Katie Douglas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Katie Douglas misses 20-foot jumper
Katie Douglas misses 7-foot jumper
Alex Bentley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelley Cain misses 12-foot hook shot
Kelley Cain misses 12-foot two point jumper
Danielle McCray misses 17-foot jumper
Tina Charles blocks Danielle McCray 's 4-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses 6-foot jumper
Danielle McCray misses two point shot
Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Allison Hightower makes jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot
Allison Hightower misses 18-foot two point jumper
Allison Hightower misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes jumper (Renee Montgomery assists)
Alex Bentley misses 5-foot
Kelsey Griffin misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alex Bentley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses 7-foot jumper
Kelsey Griffin makes 10-foot two point shot
Katie Douglas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alex Bentley misses layup
Katie Douglas misses free throw 1 of 2
Katie Douglas makes free throw 2 of 2
Katie Douglas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
Chiney Ogwumike misses 3-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot
Kelsey Bone makes 13-foot jumper (Renee Montgomery assists)
Kelsey Bone misses 14-foot jumper
Kelsey Bone misses layup
Katie Douglas misses 19-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers blocks Danielle McCray 's 10-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes 6-foot jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Renee Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 34-foot three point jumper
Kara Braxton blocks Danielle McCray's layup
Allison Hightower makes 15-foot jumper (Kayla Pedersen assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Katie Douglas makes free throw 1 of 2
Katie Douglas makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot (Allison Hightower assists)
Kelsey Bone misses 13-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Alyssa Thomas misses 7-foot jumper
Kayla Pedersen misses 17-foot jumper
Chucky Jeffery blocks Danielle McCray's layup
Alex Bentley makes 16-foot two point shot
Kayla Pedersen misses 8-foot jumper
Toni Young blocks Danielle McCray's shot
Kelsey Griffin misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kayla Pedersen misses
Alex Bentley makes driving layup
Alex Bentley makes free throw 1 of 1
Tina Charles misses 16-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes driving layup (Essence Carson assists)
Essence Carson misses 19-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses free throw 1 of 2
Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter misses 15-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses 17-foot jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses layup
Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 1 of 2
Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 2 of 2
Alex Montgomery misses jumper
Alex Montgomery makes two point shot
Alex Montgomery makes 22-foot (Essence Carson assists)
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
Essence Carson makes 17-foot jumper (Plenette Pierson assists)
Anna Cruz makes 21-foot jumper
Plenette Pierson misses 16-foot jumper
Toni Young misses 15-foot jumper
Anna Cruz misses 4-foot jumper
Alex Montgomery makes free throw clear path 1 of 2
Alex Montgomery makes free throw clear path 2 of 2
Tina Charles makes jumper
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 1
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes 5-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses 16-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses jumper
Anna Cruz makes 5-foot two point shot
Essence Carson misses 14-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses 15-foot two point shot
Cappie Pondexter misses jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses layup
Cappie Pondexter makes two point shot (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists)
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes layup (Kara Braxton assists)
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
Essence Carson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cappie Pondexter assists)
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Anna Cruz misses 50-foot three point jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Tina Charles misses 17-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike blocks Tina Charles 's 3-foot layup
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
Anna Cruz makes driving layup
Anna Cruz makes 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 17-foot
Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson misses two point shot
Anna Cruz misses 20-foot two point jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Cappie Pondexter makes 18-foot jumper
Katie Douglas blocks Alex Montgomery 's 4-foot layup
Plenette Pierson makes two point shot
Kara Braxton misses layup
Kara Braxton makes layup
Anna Cruz makes 14-foot two point shot
Chucky Jeffery makes 7-foot jumper (Kara Braxton assists)
Alex Montgomery makes driving layup
Kara Braxton misses 8-foot
Kara Braxton misses 6-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses 15-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses 18-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses layup
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter makes 15-foot two point shot
Tina Charles makes 9-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes 20-foot jumper
Essence Carson makes 10-foot jumper (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists)
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses layup
Kayla Pedersen blocks DeLisha Milton-Jones 's 4-foot jumper
Chucky Jeffery misses 18-foot jumper
Kara Braxton makes layup (Chucky Jeffery assists)
Kara Braxton makes layup (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Chucky Jeffery makes layup (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Chucky Jeffery misses 23-foot three point jumper

LIBERTY

SUN

TIME		NY	CONN
10:00	Tina Charles vs. Chiney Ogwumike (DeLisha Milton-Jones gains possession)	0	0
9:42	Tina Charles misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
9:41	New York offensive team rebound	0	0
9:32	Cappie Pondexter makes driving layup (Essence Carson assists)	2	0
9:15	Kelsey Griffin misses layup	2	0
9:15	Chiney Ogwumike offensive rebound	2	0
9:10	Kelsey Griffin misses 11-foot jumper	2	0
9:07	Kelsey Griffin offensive rebound	2	0
9:04	Alex Bentley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Griffin assists)	2	3
8:49	Essence Carson misses 19-foot jumper	2	3
8:48	Anna Cruz offensive rebound	2	3
8:42	Kelsey Griffin shooting foul (Cappie Pondexter draws the foul)	2	3
8:42	Cappie Pondexter misses free throw 1 of 2	2	3
8:42	New York offensive team rebound	2	3
8:42	Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 2 of 2	3	3
8:29	Tina Charles shooting foul (Chiney Ogwumike draws the foul)	3	3
8:29	Chiney Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2	3	3
8:29	Connecticut offensive team rebound	3	3
8:29	Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2	3	4
8:18	Chiney Ogwumike kicked ball violation	3	4
8:11	Cappie Pondexter misses 15-foot jumper	3	4
8:10	New York offensive team rebound	3	4
8:08	Essence Carson steps out of bounds turnover	3	4
7:52	Chiney Ogwumike misses 7-foot jumper	3	4
7:52	Anna Cruz defensive rebound	3	4
7:43	Essence Carson bad pass	3	4
7:20	Alex Bentley makes 19-foot two point shot	3	6
7:13	Anna Cruz lost ball turnover (Allison Hightower steals)	3	6
7:03	Alex Bentley misses 14-foot jumper	3	6
7:03	Anna Cruz defensive rebound	3	6
6:56	Essence Carson misses 17-foot jumper	3	6
6:54	Kelsey Griffin defensive rebound	3	6
6:41	Allison Hightower misses layup	3	6
6:39	Connecticut offensive team rebound	3	6
6:37	Kelsey Griffin misses 18-foot jumper	3	6
6:37	Anna Cruz defensive rebound	3	6
6:24	Kelsey Griffin shooting foul (DeLisha Milton-Jones draws the foul)	3	6
6:24	DeLisha Milton-Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	3	6
6:24	New York offensive team rebound	3	6
6:24	Kelsey Bone enters the game for Kelsey Griffin	3	6
6:24	DeLisha Milton-Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	4	6
6:05	Alex Bentley misses 19-foot two point jumper	4	6
6:03	Tina Charles defensive rebound	4	6
5:48	DeLisha Milton-Jones makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)	6	6
5:48	Kelsey Bone shooting foul (DeLisha Milton-Jones draws the foul)	6	6
5:48	Alex Montgomery enters the game for Anna Cruz	6	6
5:48	DeLisha Milton-Jones makes free throw 1 of 1	7	6
5:22	Alex Bentley misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	6
5:22	Kelsey Bone offensive rebound	7	6
5:20	Cappie Pondexter shooting foul (Allison Hightower draws the foul)	7	6
5:20	Allison Hightower makes free throw 1 of 2	7	7
5:20	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Alex Bentley	7	7
5:20	Allison Hightower makes free throw 2 of 2	7	8
5:05	Tina Charles bad pass (Allison Hightower steals)	7	8
5:01	Allison Hightower bad pass	7	8
4:45	DeLisha Milton-Jones misses layup	7	8
4:43	Alex Montgomery offensive rebound	7	8
4:39	Alex Montgomery lost ball turnover (Allison Hightower steals)	7	8
4:35	Kelsey Bone makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)	7	10
4:16	Allison Hightower shooting foul (Cappie Pondexter draws the foul)	7	10
4:16	Official timeout	7	10
4:16	Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 1 of 2	8	10
4:16	Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 2 of 2	9	10
3:58	Kelsey Bone makes 5-foot two point shot (Katie Douglas assists)	9	12
3:44	Alex Montgomery misses jumper	9	12
3:44	Chiney Ogwumike defensive rebound	9	12
3:31	Renee Montgomery makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Bone assists)	9	15
3:16	Alex Montgomery makes two point shot	11	15
3:08	Renee Montgomery makes 15-foot two point shot	11	17
3:00	Cappie Pondexter bad pass (Renee Montgomery steals)	11	17
2:47	Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)	11	19
2:24	Alex Montgomery makes 22-foot (Essence Carson assists)	14	19
2:00	Chiney Ogwumike misses 5-foot jumper	14	19
1:59	Tina Charles defensive rebound	14	19
1:51	Renee Montgomery shooting foul (Tina Charles draws the foul)	14	19
1:51	Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2	15	19
1:51	Kayla Pedersen enters the game for Chiney Ogwumike	15	19
1:51	Alyssa Thomas enters the game for Allison Hightower	15	19
1:51	Plenette Pierson enters the game for DeLisha Milton-Jones	15	19
1:51	Anna Cruz enters the game for Cappie Pondexter	15	19
1:51	Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2	16	19
1:38	Kelsey Bone offensive foul (Alex Montgomery draws the foul)	16	19
1:38	Kelsey Bone turnover	16	19
1:25	Essence Carson makes 17-foot jumper (Plenette Pierson assists)	18	19
1:02	Renee Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	19
1:00	Alex Montgomery defensive rebound	18	19
1:00	Kelley Cain enters the game for Kelsey Bone	18	19
1:00	Toni Young enters the game for Essence Carson	18	19
1:00	Kara Braxton enters the game for Tina Charles	18	19
54.0	Kara Braxton offensive foul (Kayla Pedersen draws the foul)	18	19
54.0	Kara Braxton offensive foul turnover	18	19
40.0	Katie Douglas makes 18-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)	18	21
19.0	Anna Cruz makes 21-foot jumper	20	21
0.0	Katie Douglas misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	21
0.0	Connecticut offensive team rebound	20	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	21

Regular Season Series

NY wins 3-2

Liberty
75
Sun
54

Game 1

17/5

Sun
83
Liberty
75

Game 2

14/6

Liberty
72
Sun
76

Game 3

15/6

Sun
65
Liberty
67

Game 4

29/6

Sun
66
Liberty
71

Game 5

9/8

Mohegan Sun Arena

12:00 AM, 17 May 2014

Uncasville, CT

Attendance: 6,039

Referees:
Denise Brooks
Denise Brooks
Tony Dawkins
Amy Bonner
Tony Dawkins

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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