Mystics 68-60 Liberty (31 May, 2014) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

2-3, 1-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	17	13	18	12	60
WSH	22	16	12	18	68

Washington Mystics

2-2, 1-2 home

Kia Vaughn makes 5-foot two point shot (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt assists)
Kia Vaughn misses 13-foot jumper
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kia Vaughn misses layup
Jelena Milovanovic makes 6-foot two point shot (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt assists)
Kia Vaughn makes layup (Emma Meesseman assists)
Kia Vaughn makes layup (Emma Meesseman assists)
Kia Vaughn makes driving layup (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt assists)
Jelena Milovanovic misses free throw 1 of 2
Jelena Milovanovic makes free throw 2 of 2
Kia Vaughn makes 16-foot jumper (Ivory Latta assists)
Emma Meesseman makes two point shot (Ivory Latta assists)
Jelena Milovanovic makes layup (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt assists)
Emma Meesseman misses layup
Jelena Milovanovic makes three point jumper (Emma Meesseman assists)
Kara Lawson misses 17-foot jumper
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses layup
Kara Lawson makes jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Stefanie Dolson misses 12-foot jumper
Monique Currie misses 16-foot jumper
Stefanie Dolson misses layup
Stefanie Dolson misses jumper
Tianna Hawkins makes 7-foot jumper
Monique Currie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tianna Hawkins makes 8-foot jumper
Emma Meesseman misses 14-foot jumper
Monique Currie makes 17-foot jumper (Kara Lawson assists)
Ivory Latta makes 1-foot two point shot
Kara Lawson misses 17-foot jumper
Jelena Milovanovic misses 12-foot jumper
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 13-foot jumper
Anna Cruz blocks Jelena Milovanovic 's 1-foot layup
Anna Cruz blocks Ivory Latta 's 27-foot three point jumper
Emma Meesseman makes jumper (Jelena Milovanovic assists)
Emma Meesseman makes free throw 1 of 1
Ivory Latta makes technical free throw
Emma Meesseman misses jumper
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 11-foot jumper
Tianna Hawkins misses 20-foot jumper
Jelena Milovanovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jelena Milovanovic makes free throw 1 of 2
Jelena Milovanovic makes free throw 2 of 2
Kia Vaughn makes 14-foot jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Kia Vaughn makes 17-foot jumper (Jelena Milovanovic assists)
Jelena Milovanovic misses jumper
Emma Meesseman misses 7-foot jumper
Ivory Latta makes 7-foot two point shot
Jelena Milovanovic misses jumper
Emma Meesseman makes two point shot
Ivory Latta misses 6-foot jumper
Tianna Hawkins misses 20-foot jumper
Tina Charles blocks Bria Hartley's layup
Bria Hartley makes 14-foot jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Stefanie Dolson misses layup
Bria Hartley misses layup
Monique Currie makes driving layup
Kara Lawson misses jumper
Kara Lawson makes layup (Stefanie Dolson assists)
Bria Hartley misses 15-foot jumper
Kara Lawson misses 20-foot jumper
Stefanie Dolson makes 11-foot jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Kara Lawson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ivory Latta misses layup
Emma Meesseman makes free throw 2 of 2
Emma Meesseman makes free throw 1 of 1
Jelena Milovanovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jelena Milovanovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ivory Latta assists)
Jelena Milovanovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Emma Meesseman misses 16-foot jumper
Ivory Latta makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stefanie Dolson assists)
Stefanie Dolson misses 4-foot jumper
Ivory Latta makes driving layup
Ivory Latta makes two point shot
Kara Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jelena Milovanovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ivory Latta makes 24-foot
Jelena Milovanovic misses free throw 1 of 2
Jelena Milovanovic makes free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter makes 14-foot jumper (Plenette Pierson assists)
Tina Charles makes 19-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Essence Carson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes 13-foot two point shot (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Anna Cruz makes three point jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses 19-foot jumper
Emma Meesseman blocks Essence Carson's layup
Anna Cruz misses jumper
Anna Cruz misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alex Montgomery makes two point shot
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Tina Charles misses 13-foot jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 14-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes 25-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shanece McKinney misses free throw 1 of 2
Shanece McKinney makes free throw 2 of 2
Sugar Rodgers misses 11-foot jumper
Anna Cruz misses 10-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses free throw 1 of 2
Essence Carson misses free throw 2 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Plenette Pierson misses 4-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes 19-foot jumper (Alex Montgomery assists)
Anna Cruz misses free throw 1 of 2
Anna Cruz makes free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter misses technical free throw
Tina Charles misses 14-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes two point shot
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses jumper
Anna Cruz misses 16-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes layup
Alex Montgomery misses three point jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 12-foot jumper
Anna Cruz makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Montgomery assists)
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 12-foot jumper
Anna Cruz misses 11-foot jumper
Essence Carson makes two point shot
Cappie Pondexter makes 14-foot two point shot
Tina Charles makes layup (Anna Cruz assists)
Anna Cruz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes 18-foot jumper (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists)
Cappie Pondexter makes three point jumper (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists)
Sugar Rodgers misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes two point shot (Tina Charles assists)
Sugar Rodgers makes layup
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 19-foot jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses jumper
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Alex Montgomery makes two point shot
Anna Cruz misses 17-foot jumper
Tianna Hawkins blocks Alex Montgomery 's 4-foot jumper
Plenette Pierson misses 3-foot jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses layup
Tina Charles misses 11-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes 10-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Essence Carson misses 20-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses 12-foot jumper
Stefanie Dolson blocks Cappie Pondexter 's 10-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses 3-foot jumper
Tina Charles makes 3-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses 9-foot jumper
Anna Cruz makes 17-foot jumper (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Plenette Pierson makes 8-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses 3-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 17-foot jumper

LIBERTY

MYSTICS

TIME		NY	WSH
10:00	Tina Charles vs. Kia Vaughn (Anna Cruz gains possession)	0	0
9:45	Cappie Pondexter makes 14-foot jumper (Plenette Pierson assists)	2	0
9:22	Kia Vaughn makes 5-foot two point shot (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt assists)	2	2
9:10	Tina Charles makes 19-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)	4	2
8:51	Kia Vaughn misses 13-foot jumper	4	2
8:49	Plenette Pierson defensive rebound	4	2
8:40	Essence Carson misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	2
8:37	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt defensive rebound	4	2
8:15	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	2
8:15	Kia Vaughn offensive rebound	4	2
8:11	Kia Vaughn misses layup	4	2
8:11	Tina Charles defensive rebound	4	2
7:52	Tina Charles makes 13-foot two point shot (Cappie Pondexter assists)	6	2
7:30	Jelena Milovanovic makes 6-foot two point shot (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt assists)	6	4
7:16	Anna Cruz makes three point jumper (Essence Carson assists)	9	4
6:58	Kia Vaughn makes layup (Emma Meesseman assists)	9	6
6:39	Cappie Pondexter misses 19-foot jumper	9	6
6:37	Ivory Latta defensive rebound	9	6
6:26	Emma Meesseman bad pass	9	6
6:16	Plenette Pierson lost ball turnover (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt steals)	9	6
6:05	Kia Vaughn makes layup (Emma Meesseman assists)	9	8
5:48	Emma Meesseman blocks Essence Carson's layup	9	8
5:46	Kia Vaughn defensive rebound	9	8
5:41	Kia Vaughn makes driving layup (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt assists)	9	10
5:31	Kia Vaughn personal foul (Tina Charles draws the foul)	9	10
5:31	Alex Montgomery enters the game for Essence Carson	9	10
5:31	DeLisha Milton-Jones enters the game for Plenette Pierson	9	10
5:28	Anna Cruz misses jumper	9	10
5:26	Jelena Milovanovic defensive rebound	9	10
5:13	Alex Montgomery shooting foul (Jelena Milovanovic draws the foul)	9	10
5:13	Jelena Milovanovic misses free throw 1 of 2	9	10
5:13	Washington offensive team rebound	9	10
5:13	Jelena Milovanovic makes free throw 2 of 2	9	11
5:00	Cappie Pondexter bad pass (Kia Vaughn steals)	9	11
4:52	Kia Vaughn makes 16-foot jumper (Ivory Latta assists)	9	13
4:41	Cappie Pondexter bad pass (Emma Meesseman steals)	9	13
4:37	Emma Meesseman makes two point shot (Ivory Latta assists)	9	15
4:30	New York Full timeout	9	15
4:30	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ivory Latta	9	15
4:26	Emma Meesseman personal foul (DeLisha Milton-Jones draws the foul)	9	15
4:15	Anna Cruz misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	15
4:13	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt defensive rebound	9	15
3:56	Jelena Milovanovic makes layup (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt assists)	9	17
3:40	Cappie Pondexter bad pass (Kia Vaughn steals)	9	17
3:33	Emma Meesseman misses layup	9	17
3:31	Alex Montgomery defensive rebound	9	17
3:21	Alex Montgomery makes two point shot	11	17
3:03	Jelena Milovanovic makes three point jumper (Emma Meesseman assists)	11	20
2:43	DeLisha Milton-Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anna Cruz assists)	14	20
2:15	Kara Lawson misses 17-foot jumper	14	20
2:14	DeLisha Milton-Jones defensive rebound	14	20
2:08	Anna Cruz lost ball turnover (Emma Meesseman steals)	14	20
2:00	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses layup	14	20
2:00	Washington offensive team rebound	14	20
2:00	Sugar Rodgers enters the game for Anna Cruz	14	20
2:00	Stefanie Dolson enters the game for Jelena Milovanovic	14	20
2:00	Tianna Hawkins enters the game for Emma Meesseman	14	20
2:00	Bria Hartley enters the game for Kia Vaughn	14	20
2:00	Monique Currie enters the game for Tierra Ruffin-Pratt	14	20
1:57	Kara Lawson makes jumper (Monique Currie assists)	14	22
1:40	Tina Charles misses 13-foot jumper	14	22
1:39	Kara Lawson defensive rebound	14	22
1:23	Tina Charles personal foul (Tianna Hawkins draws the foul)	14	22
1:23	Shanece McKinney enters the game for Tina Charles	14	22
1:15	Stefanie Dolson misses 12-foot jumper	14	22
1:15	Stefanie Dolson offensive rebound	14	22
1:00	Monique Currie misses 16-foot jumper	14	22
1:00	Stefanie Dolson offensive rebound	14	22
58.0	Stefanie Dolson misses layup	14	22
57.0	Cappie Pondexter defensive rebound	14	22
47.0	DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 14-foot jumper	14	22
47.0	Washington defensive team rebound	14	22
47.0	Shanece McKinney loose ball foul (Monique Currie draws the foul)	14	22
34.0	Stefanie Dolson misses jumper	14	22
32.0	Tianna Hawkins offensive rebound	14	22
29.0	Washington Full timeout	14	22
6.0	shot clock turnover	14	22
6.0	Bria Hartley personal foul (Sugar Rodgers draws the foul)	14	22
0.0	Cappie Pondexter makes 25-foot three point jumper	17	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	22

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Liberty
60
Mystics
68

Game 1

31/5

Mystics
64
Liberty
81

Game 2

8/6

Mystics
76
Liberty
80

Game 3

30/7

Liberty
46
Mystics
79

Game 4

6/8

Liberty
73
Mystics
61

Game 5

17/8

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 31 May 2014

Washington, DC

Attendance: 7,395

Referees:
Jeff Smith
Tim Greene
Thomas Nunez

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Connecticut	10	1	.909	-	W1
New York	11	2	.846	-	W7
Atlanta	5	4	.556	4	W1
Chicago	4	6	.400	5.5	L1
Indiana	3	10	.231	8	L1
Washington	0	12	.000	10.5	L12

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