Sky 79-65 Liberty (18 May, 2014) Play-by-Play

Chicago Sky

2-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	16	27	12	24	79
NY	18	17	20	10	65

New York Liberty

1-1, 0-1 home

Essence Carson makes 15-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Essence Carson misses layup
Tina Charles makes layup (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists)
Essence Carson misses 20-foot jumper
Anna Cruz misses 16-foot jumper
Tina Charles makes 12-foot jumper (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses 23-foot Regular Jump Shot
Tina Charles makes driving layup
Tina Charles misses 7-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses 6-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses driving layup
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 6-foot two point shot
Elena Delle Donne blocks Cappie Pondexter 's 2-foot layup
Cappie Pondexter makes technical free throw
Cappie Pondexter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses 12-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes free throw clear path 1 of 2
Cappie Pondexter makes free throw clear path 2 of 2
Essence Carson makes 17-foot jumper (Plenette Pierson assists)
Plenette Pierson misses layup
Essence Carson makes 20-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Allie Quigley blocks Essence Carson 's 11-foot jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 17-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 10-foot jumper
Alex Montgomery misses 20-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Tina Charles makes driving layup
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes 19-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Allie Quigley blocks Tina Charles 's 4-foot jumper
Anna Cruz makes 15-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses jumper
Tina Charles makes two point shot
Tina Charles misses 11-foot jumper
Anna Cruz misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes 23-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 9-foot two point shot
Plenette Pierson misses 7-foot
Tina Charles misses free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles misses 7-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses 20-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses driving layup
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles misses 14-foot jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes 20-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses layup
Essence Carson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 1 of 2
Cappie Pondexter misses free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter misses jumper
Tina Charles makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Markeisha Gatling blocks Anna Cruz's jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson misses two point shot
Essence Carson makes 19-foot jumper (Plenette Pierson assists)
Alex Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes 10-foot jumper
Alex Montgomery makes 20-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Plenette Pierson makes driving layup
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 1
Elena Delle Donne blocks Alex Montgomery 's 2-foot layup
Kara Braxton misses 11-foot two point shot
Alex Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes 18-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 1 of 2
Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses 9-foot two point shot
Essence Carson makes 15-foot jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes driving layup
Cappie Pondexter misses jumper
Tina Charles misses jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses 15-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses 9-foot jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 4-foot hook shot
Alex Montgomery makes 13-foot jumper (Toni Young assists)
Toni Young misses 5-foot jumper
Tamera Young misses jumper
Elena Delle Donne makes 17-foot jumper
Anna Cruz blocks Courtney Vandersloot 's 15-foot jumper
Sasha Goodlett misses 19-foot jumper
Courtney Vandersloot misses layup
Elena Delle Donne makes jumper
Courtney Vandersloot makes two point shot
Sasha Goodlett offensive rebound
Sasha Goodlett makes layup
Elena Delle Donne makes free throw 1 of 2
Elena Delle Donne makes free throw 2 of 2
Jessica Breland makes 19-foot jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Anna Cruz blocks Courtney Vandersloot 's 2-foot layup
Sasha Goodlett misses Regular Jump Shot
Tamera Young makes 4-foot jumper
Elena Delle Donne misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tamera Young misses 13-foot jumper
Jessica Breland misses 23-foot three point jumper
Markeisha Gatling makes layup (Jessica Breland assists)
Elena Delle Donne misses
Allie Quigley misses 30-foot three point jumper
Gennifer Brandon misses jumper
Tamera Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Tamera Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Allie Quigley makes three point jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Gennifer Brandon makes 11-foot jumper (Allie Quigley assists)
Elena Delle Donne misses 19-foot jumper
Sasha Goodlett misses 4-foot hook shot
Elena Delle Donne makes 5-foot two point shot
Elena Delle Donne makes free throw 1 of 1
Courtney Clements makes 15-foot jumper
Courtney Clements makes free throw 1 of 1
Elena Delle Donne makes driving layup
Elena Delle Donne makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamierra Faulkner assists)
Allie Quigley makes 11-foot jumper (Jamierra Faulkner assists)
Courtney Clements misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jessica Breland makes free throw 1 of 2
Jessica Breland misses free throw 2 of 2
Jessica Breland makes 18-foot jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Allie Quigley makes 16-foot jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Courtney Vandersloot misses 23-foot three point jumper
Allie Quigley makes free throw 1 of 2
Allie Quigley makes free throw 2 of 2
Allie Quigley misses 16-foot jumper
Elena Delle Donne makes free throw 1 of 2
Elena Delle Donne makes free throw 2 of 2
Courtney Vandersloot misses 12-foot jumper
Courtney Vandersloot makes 13-foot jumper
Tamera Young misses jumper
Jessica Breland misses 18-foot jumper
Elena Delle Donne makes 18-foot jumper
Jessica Breland misses 18-foot jumper
Jessica Breland makes jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Elena Delle Donne misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sasha Goodlett misses two point shot
Courtney Vandersloot misses 14-foot jumper
Jessica Breland makes driving layup (Allie Quigley assists)
Markeisha Gatling makes layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Jessica Breland misses 13-foot jumper
Allie Quigley misses 18-foot two point jumper
Elena Delle Donne misses layup
Elena Delle Donne misses 15-foot jumper
Courtney Vandersloot makes two point shot
Allie Quigley misses 14-foot jumper
Tamera Young misses 8-foot jumper
Courtney Vandersloot misses 54-foot three point running jumper
Elena Delle Donne misses 24-foot three point jumper
Elena Delle Donne makes layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Elena Delle Donne makes free throw 1 of 1
Allie Quigley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elena Delle Donne assists)
Elena Delle Donne misses 14-foot two point shot
Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup
Jessica Breland misses 10-foot jumper
Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup
Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 1
Sasha Goodlett makes layup (Jessica Breland assists)
Sasha Goodlett misses free throw 1 of 1
Jessica Breland makes 18-foot jumper (Elena Delle Donne assists)
Sasha Goodlett makes layup (Jessica Breland assists)
Elena Delle Donne makes 12-foot two point shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Elena Delle Donne misses driving layup
Elena Delle Donne misses 9-foot jumper
Jessica Breland misses 18-foot jumper
Elena Delle Donne misses 12-foot jumper
Jessica Breland makes layup
Sasha Goodlett makes layup (Jessica Breland assists)
Courtney Vandersloot misses free throw 1 of 2
Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2

SKY

LIBERTY

TIME		CHI	NY
10:00	Elena Delle Donne vs. Tina Charles (Cappie Pondexter gains possession)	0	0
9:41	Essence Carson makes 15-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)	0	2
9:26	Tamera Young misses jumper	0	2
9:25	Tina Charles defensive rebound	0	2
9:18	Essence Carson misses layup	0	2
9:18	Courtney Vandersloot defensive rebound	0	2
9:11	Elena Delle Donne makes 17-foot jumper	2	2
9:00	Essence Carson bad pass	2	2
8:48	Courtney Vandersloot lost ball turnover (Tina Charles steals)	2	2
8:41	Tina Charles makes layup (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists)	2	4
8:22	Anna Cruz blocks Courtney Vandersloot 's 15-foot jumper	2	4
8:22	Tina Charles defensive rebound	2	4
8:12	Essence Carson misses 20-foot jumper	2	4
8:11	New York offensive team rebound	2	4
8:10	Tamera Young personal foul (Anna Cruz draws the foul)	2	4
8:02	Anna Cruz misses 16-foot jumper	2	4
8:00	Courtney Vandersloot defensive rebound	2	4
7:50	Sasha Goodlett misses 19-foot jumper	2	4
7:50	Tamera Young offensive rebound	2	4
7:48	Courtney Vandersloot misses layup	2	4
7:47	Sasha Goodlett vs. Essence Carson (Anna Cruz gains possession)	2	4
7:47	New York defensive team rebound	2	4
7:28	Tina Charles makes 12-foot jumper (Cappie Pondexter assists)	2	6
7:03	Elena Delle Donne makes jumper	4	6
6:47	Cappie Pondexter misses 23-foot Regular Jump Shot	4	6
6:46	Courtney Vandersloot defensive rebound	4	6
6:43	Anna Cruz personal foul (Courtney Vandersloot draws the foul)	4	6
6:37	Courtney Vandersloot makes two point shot	6	6
6:28	Tina Charles makes driving layup	6	8
6:16	Elena Delle Donne misses 19-foot Regular Jump Shot	6	8
6:16	Sasha Goodlett offensive rebound	6	8
6:15	Sasha Goodlett makes layup	8	8
6:01	Tina Charles misses 7-foot jumper	8	8
6:00	Elena Delle Donne defensive rebound	8	8
5:48	Tina Charles shooting foul (Elena Delle Donne draws the foul)	8	8
5:48	Elena Delle Donne makes free throw 1 of 2	9	8
5:48	Elena Delle Donne makes free throw 2 of 2	10	8
5:31	Tina Charles misses 6-foot jumper	10	8
5:31	Elena Delle Donne defensive rebound	10	8
5:13	Jessica Breland makes 19-foot jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)	12	8
4:56	Essence Carson misses driving layup	12	8
4:54	Tamera Young defensive rebound	12	8
4:48	Anna Cruz blocks Courtney Vandersloot 's 2-foot layup	12	8
4:48	Essence Carson defensive rebound	12	8
4:41	Essence Carson bad pass (Sasha Goodlett steals)	12	8
4:41	Sasha Goodlett offensive foul (Essence Carson draws the foul)	12	8
4:41	Elena Delle Donne turnover	12	8
4:41	New York Full timeout	12	8
4:41	Alex Montgomery enters the game for Anna Cruz	12	8
4:28	DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 6-foot two point shot	12	8
4:28	Jessica Breland defensive rebound	12	8
4:13	Tamera Young offensive rebound	12	8
4:13	Sasha Goodlett misses Regular Jump Shot	12	8
4:11	Tamera Young makes 4-foot jumper	14	8
3:56	Elena Delle Donne blocks Cappie Pondexter 's 2-foot layup	14	8
3:55	Sasha Goodlett defensive rebound	14	8
3:47	Elena Delle Donne misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	8
3:46	Tina Charles defensive rebound	14	8
3:36	Elena Delle Donne defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul)	14	8
3:36	Cappie Pondexter makes technical free throw	14	9
3:36	Jamierra Faulkner enters the game for Sasha Goodlett	14	9
3:36	Markeisha Gatling enters the game for Courtney Vandersloot	14	9
3:36	Plenette Pierson enters the game for DeLisha Milton-Jones	14	9
3:30	Tina Charles bad pass (Elena Delle Donne steals)	14	9
3:18	Alex Montgomery personal foul (Tamera Young draws the foul)	14	9
3:06	Tamera Young misses 13-foot jumper	14	9
3:05	Alex Montgomery defensive rebound	14	9
2:55	Cappie Pondexter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Essence Carson assists)	14	12
2:44	Jamierra Faulkner bad pass	14	12
2:29	Allie Quigley enters the game for Tamera Young	14	12
2:21	Cappie Pondexter misses 12-foot jumper	14	12
2:21	Markeisha Gatling defensive rebound	14	12
2:12	Jamierra Faulkner bad pass (Cappie Pondexter steals)	14	12
2:10	Jessica Breland clear path foul (Alex Montgomery draws the foul)	14	14
2:10	Cappie Pondexter makes free throw clear path 1 of 2	14	13
2:10	Cappie Pondexter makes free throw clear path 2 of 2	14	14
2:10	Courtney Vandersloot enters the game for Jamierra Faulkner	14	14
2:10	Anna Cruz enters the game for Tina Charles	14	14
2:10	Kara Braxton enters the game for Cappie Pondexter	14	14
1:57	Essence Carson makes 17-foot jumper (Plenette Pierson assists)	14	16
1:36	Jessica Breland misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	16
1:35	Kara Braxton defensive rebound	14	16
1:17	Plenette Pierson misses layup	14	16
1:16	Markeisha Gatling defensive rebound	14	16
1:04	Markeisha Gatling makes layup (Jessica Breland assists)	16	16
53.0	Essence Carson makes 20-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)	16	18
29.0	Elena Delle Donne misses	16	18
28.0	Plenette Pierson defensive rebound	16	18
9.0	Allie Quigley personal foul (Anna Cruz draws the foul)	16	18
9.0	Courtney Clements enters the game for Elena Delle Donne	16	18
5.0	Allie Quigley blocks Essence Carson 's 11-foot jumper	16	18
4.0	Jessica Breland defensive rebound	16	18
0.0	Allie Quigley misses 30-foot three point jumper	16	18
0.0	Chicago offensive team rebound	16	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	18

Regular Season Series

CHI wins 4-0

Sky
79
Liberty
65

Game 1

18/5

Liberty
100
Sky
105

Game 2

18/6

Sky
73
Liberty
69

Game 3

28/6

Liberty
74
Sky
87

Game 4

1/8

Madison Square Garden

1:00 AM, 18 May 2014

New York, NY

Attendance: 9,131

Referees:
Eric Brewton
Lauren Holtkamp
Byron Jarrett

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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