Liberty 71-66 Sun (9 Aug, 2014) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

11-20, 4-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	11	14	23	18	66
NY	20	13	13	25	71

New York Liberty

13-16, 9-5 home

Anna Cruz misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes 17-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Tina Charles misses 13-foot two point shot
Tina Charles makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Avery Warley-Talbert makes free throw 1 of 2
Avery Warley-Talbert makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles makes 8-foot two point shot (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Tina Charles misses 9-foot two point shot
Cappie Pondexter makes driving layup
Katie Douglas blocks Sugar Rodgers 's 3-foot layup
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter misses 17-foot jumper
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles misses two point shot
Swin Cash misses 13-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 23-foot three point jumper
Swin Cash makes free throw 1 of 2
Swin Cash makes free throw 2 of 2
Avery Warley-Talbert makes layup (Anna Cruz assists)
Plenette Pierson misses 12-foot two point shot
Swin Cash misses 7-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 7-foot
Sugar Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anna Cruz misses 20-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses 20-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses 7-foot hook shot
Avery Warley-Talbert misses layup
Avery Warley-Talbert makes layup
Tina Charles makes 5-foot two point shot
Tina Charles makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 1
Alex Montgomery misses 19-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alex Montgomery misses 13-foot jumper
Alex Montgomery misses 14-foot two point shot
Avery Warley-Talbert makes free throw 1 of 2
Avery Warley-Talbert makes free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter misses 20-foot jumper
Charde Houston makes 18-foot jumper
Anna Cruz makes 20-foot jumper
Anna Cruz misses 12-foot Regular Jump Shot
Charde Houston misses 5-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses driving layup
Avery Warley-Talbert makes layup (Alex Montgomery assists)
Avery Warley-Talbert makes free throw 1 of 1
Cappie Pondexter misses 14-foot jumper
Kayla Pedersen blocks Cappie Pondexter's jumper
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter misses 18-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers makes 20-foot two point shot
Alex Montgomery makes layup (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Sugar Rodgers misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses driving layup
Sugar Rodgers makes 6-foot two point shot (Alex Montgomery assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alex Montgomery makes free throw 1 of 2
Alex Montgomery makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles misses free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles misses free throw 2 of 2
Sugar Rodgers misses 5-foot hook shot
Sugar Rodgers misses 10-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses 5-foot two point shot
Plenette Pierson misses 16-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers makes 12-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2
Anna Cruz makes driving layup
Anna Cruz makes free throw 1 of 1
Anna Cruz misses 12-foot two point shot
Swin Cash makes layup (Anna Cruz assists)
Swin Cash makes free throw 1 of 2
Swin Cash makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles misses jumper
Tina Charles misses jumper
Tina Charles misses free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
Swin Cash misses free throw 1 of 2
Swin Cash makes free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter makes 16-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Tina Charles makes 12-foot two point shot
Tina Charles misses free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles misses 11-foot jumper
Anna Cruz misses free throw 1 of 2
Anna Cruz makes free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter makes 16-foot two point shot
Anna Cruz makes free throw 1 of 2
Anna Cruz makes free throw 2 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Kelsey Bone makes layup (Katie Douglas assists)
Kelsey Bone misses 17-foot jumper
Alex Bentley misses 15-foot jumper
Katie Douglas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla Pedersen assists)
Kelsey Bone misses driving layup
Tina Charles blocks Kayla Pedersen 's 3-foot layup
Katie Douglas misses 18-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 13-foot two point shot
Alex Bentley misses 12-foot jumper
Alex Bentley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelsey Bone misses 10-foot two point shot
Alex Bentley makes 12-foot two point shot
Alex Bentley misses 17-foot jumper
Kelsey Griffin misses 16-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Katie Douglas misses 18-foot jumper
Kelsey Griffin makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Kelsey Griffin makes 5-foot jumper
Kelsey Griffin misses 7-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers blocks Kelsey Griffin 's 3-foot layup
Alex Bentley misses layup
Ebony Hoffman misses 14-foot two point shot
Alex Bentley misses 34-foot three point jumper
Danielle McCray misses 18-foot jumper
Kelsey Bone makes free throw 1 of 2
Kelsey Bone makes free throw 2 of 2
Katie Douglas misses 19-foot jumper
Kelsey Bone misses 17-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 10-foot two point shot
Alex Montgomery blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 3-foot shot
Renee Montgomery misses 17-foot jumper
Ebony Hoffman misses 14-foot jumper
Alex Bentley makes free throw 1 of 2
Alex Bentley makes free throw 2 of 2
Katie Douglas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Katie Douglas misses free throw 1 of 2
Katie Douglas makes free throw 2 of 2
Katie Douglas misses free throw 1 of 2
Katie Douglas makes free throw 2 of 2
Alex Bentley makes 12-foot jumper
Katie Douglas makes free throw 1 of 2
Katie Douglas makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot (Alex Bentley assists)
Alex Bentley makes 16-foot jumper
Tina Charles blocks Kayla Pedersen 's 3-foot layup
Kelsey Bone misses layup
Alyssa Thomas misses 4-foot two point shot
Alex Bentley misses driving layup
Katie Douglas makes 3-foot two point shot
Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1
Katie Douglas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ebony Hoffman assists)
Katie Douglas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Bentley assists)
Alex Bentley misses driving layup
Katie Douglas misses 20-foot jumper
Katie Douglas makes free throw 1 of 2
Katie Douglas makes free throw 2 of 2
Katie Douglas makes 23-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot hook shot
Ebony Hoffman misses 18-foot jumper
Kelsey Griffin makes layup (Katie Douglas assists)
Alex Bentley makes 20-foot jumper
Danielle McCray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Griffin assists)
Kelsey Griffin misses 17-foot jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 9-foot two point shot
Kelsey Bone misses 6-foot two point shot
Renee Montgomery makes 3-foot two point shot
Renee Montgomery misses 20-foot Regular Jump Shot
Katie Douglas makes driving layup
Katie Douglas makes free throw 1 of 1
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
Kelsey Bone makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 6-foot hook shot
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Kelsey Bone assists)
Katie Douglas misses 19-foot jumper
Katie Douglas misses 19-foot jumper
Alex Bentley makes 13-foot two point shot
Alex Bentley makes driving layup
Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Katie Douglas makes free throw 1 of 3
Katie Douglas makes free throw 2 of 3
Katie Douglas makes free throw 3 of 3
Alex Bentley misses 27-foot three point jumper

SUN

LIBERTY

TIME		CONN	NY
10:00	Kelsey Bone vs. Tina Charles (Cappie Pondexter gains possession)	0	0
9:37	Anna Cruz misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:36	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	0	0
9:14	Kelsey Bone makes layup (Katie Douglas assists)	2	0
8:55	Tina Charles makes 17-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)	2	2
8:30	Kelsey Bone misses 17-foot jumper	2	2
8:30	Cappie Pondexter defensive rebound	2	2
8:18	Tina Charles misses 13-foot two point shot	2	2
8:17	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	2	2
8:08	Alex Bentley misses 15-foot jumper	2	2
8:07	Kayla Pedersen offensive rebound	2	2
8:02	Katie Douglas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla Pedersen assists)	5	2
7:52	Tina Charles makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)	5	4
7:39	Kelsey Bone misses driving layup	5	4
7:39	Kayla Pedersen offensive rebound	5	4
7:37	Tina Charles blocks Kayla Pedersen 's 3-foot layup	5	4
7:35	Kayla Pedersen offensive rebound	5	4
7:30	Katie Douglas traveling	5	4
7:15	Kelsey Bone shooting foul (Avery Warley-Talbert draws the foul)	5	6
7:15	Avery Warley-Talbert makes free throw 1 of 2	5	5
7:15	Avery Warley-Talbert makes free throw 2 of 2	5	6
6:56	Katie Douglas misses 18-foot jumper	5	6
6:56	Tina Charles defensive rebound	5	6
6:43	Anna Cruz out of bounds lost ball turnover	5	6
6:20	Alyssa Thomas misses 13-foot two point shot	5	6
6:18	Alex Montgomery defensive rebound	5	6
6:09	Tina Charles makes 8-foot two point shot (Cappie Pondexter assists)	5	8
5:54	Alex Bentley misses 12-foot jumper	5	8
5:54	Kayla Pedersen offensive rebound	5	8
5:48	Alex Bentley misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	8
5:48	Tina Charles defensive rebound	5	8
5:37	Tina Charles misses 9-foot two point shot	5	8
5:35	Connecticut defensive team rebound	5	8
5:20	Kelsey Bone misses 10-foot two point shot	5	8
5:18	Avery Warley-Talbert defensive rebound	5	8
5:11	Anna Cruz bad pass (Alex Bentley steals)	5	8
5:09	Anna Cruz personal foul (Alex Bentley draws the foul)	5	8
5:00	Alex Bentley makes 12-foot two point shot	7	8
4:46	Cappie Pondexter makes driving layup	7	10
4:18	Alex Bentley misses 17-foot jumper	7	10
4:16	Tina Charles defensive rebound	7	10
4:13	Tina Charles bad pass	7	10
4:13	Official timeout	7	10
4:13	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Kelsey Bone	7	10
4:13	Kelsey Griffin enters the game for Alex Bentley	7	10
4:13	Sugar Rodgers enters the game for Avery Warley-Talbert	7	10
4:13	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Anna Cruz	7	10
4:03	Kelsey Griffin misses 16-foot jumper	7	10
4:01	Plenette Pierson defensive rebound	7	10
3:44	Katie Douglas blocks Sugar Rodgers 's 3-foot layup	7	10
3:43	New York offensive team rebound	7	10
3:42	Kelsey Griffin shooting foul (Plenette Pierson draws the foul)	7	10
3:42	Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2	7	11
3:42	Swin Cash enters the game for Alex Montgomery	7	11
3:42	Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2	7	12
3:21	Alyssa Thomas misses 18-foot jumper	7	12
3:20	Connecticut offensive team rebound	7	12
3:18	Katie Douglas misses 18-foot jumper	7	12
3:16	Sugar Rodgers defensive rebound	7	12
3:00	Cappie Pondexter misses 17-foot jumper	7	12
3:00	Plenette Pierson offensive rebound	7	12
2:59	Renee Montgomery shooting foul (Plenette Pierson draws the foul)	7	12
2:59	Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2	7	13
2:59	Danielle McCray enters the game for Kayla Pedersen	7	13
2:59	Ebony Hoffman enters the game for Alyssa Thomas	7	13
2:59	Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2	7	14
2:44	Kelsey Griffin makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)	9	14
2:32	Tina Charles misses two point shot	9	14
2:31	Kelsey Griffin defensive rebound	9	14
2:24	Ebony Hoffman offensive foul (Sugar Rodgers draws the foul)	9	14
2:24	Ebony Hoffman turnover	9	14
2:09	Swin Cash misses 13-foot jumper	9	14
2:06	Ebony Hoffman defensive rebound	9	14
1:57	Kelsey Griffin makes 5-foot jumper	11	14
1:49	Renee Montgomery shooting foul (Sugar Rodgers draws the foul)	11	14
1:49	Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2	11	15
1:49	Alex Bentley enters the game for Renee Montgomery	11	15
1:49	Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2	11	16
1:31	Kelsey Griffin misses 7-foot jumper	11	16
1:31	Tina Charles defensive rebound	11	16
1:23	Cappie Pondexter misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	16
1:22	Swin Cash offensive rebound	11	16
1:05	Sugar Rodgers misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	16
1:04	Danielle McCray defensive rebound	11	16
54.0	Sugar Rodgers blocks Kelsey Griffin 's 3-foot layup	11	16
53.0	Connecticut offensive team rebound	11	16
53.0	Kelsey Bone enters the game for Kelsey Griffin	11	16
53.0	Avery Warley-Talbert enters the game for Tina Charles	11	16
53.0	Anna Cruz enters the game for Cappie Pondexter	11	16
50.0	Alex Bentley misses layup	11	16
48.0	Anna Cruz defensive rebound	11	16
36.0	Danielle McCray shooting foul (Swin Cash draws the foul)	11	16
36.0	Swin Cash makes free throw 1 of 2	11	17
36.0	Swin Cash makes free throw 2 of 2	11	18
20.0	Ebony Hoffman misses 14-foot two point shot	11	18
18.0	Avery Warley-Talbert defensive rebound	11	18
2.0	Avery Warley-Talbert makes layup (Anna Cruz assists)	11	20
0.0	Alex Bentley misses 34-foot three point jumper	11	20
0.0	Connecticut offensive team rebound	11	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	11	20

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

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 9 August 2014

New York, NY

Attendance: 9,125

Referees:
Lamont Simpson
Tim Greene
Byron Jarrett

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	17	3	.850	-	W5
Connecticut	15	4	.789	1.5	W1
Atlanta	7	11	.389	9	L2
Chicago	7	11	.389	9	W1
Indiana	8	13	.381	9.5	L1
Washington	5	15	.250	12	W1

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