Liberty 89-82 Sun (10 Sep, 2016) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

11-19, 5-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	17	21	24	20	82
NY	19	25	23	22	89

New York Liberty

21-10, 10-6 home

Rebecca Allen makes layup (Carolyn Swords assists)
Tina Charles makes 18-foot jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)
Tina Charles misses 17-foot jumper
Carolyn Swords makes layup
Sugar Rodgers misses 22-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)
Tina Charles misses 4-foot jumper
Tina Charles makes 9-foot two point shot
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 1
Sugar Rodgers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
Swin Cash misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 13-foot jump bank shot
Brittany Boyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Swin Cash misses 14-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses 15-foot jumper
Brittany Boyd makes driving layup
Brittany Boyd makes driving layup
Epiphanny Prince misses 10-foot jumper
Amanda Zahui B. misses 19-foot jumper
Swin Cash misses 16-foot jumper
Amanda Zahui B. makes 17-foot jumper (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Carolyn Swords makes 9-foot jumper (Epiphanny Prince assists)
Brittany Boyd misses driving layup
Carolyn Swords misses layup
Amanda Zahui B. misses layup
Tina Charles makes 19-foot jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)
Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 1 of 2
Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles misses free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
Epiphanny Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 5-foot
Sugar Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes driving layup (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 1
Rebecca Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
Rebecca Allen makes free throw 1 of 1
Tina Charles misses
Tina Charles makes two point shot
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles makes two point shot (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 1 of 2
Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 2 of 2
Carolyn Swords misses layup
Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 16-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers makes two point shot
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2
Sugar Rodgers makes 5-foot two point shot (Tina Charles assists)
Tina Charles makes 16-foot jumper (Rebecca Allen assists)
Tina Charles misses 4-foot two point shot
Sugar Rodgers makes technical free throw
Tina Charles makes two point shot
Chiney Ogwumike blocks Tina Charles 's 3-foot layup
Tina Charles misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2
Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2
Sugar Rodgers misses free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles misses 6-foot hook shot
Swin Cash makes two point shot
Epiphanny Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Amanda Zahui B. makes free throw 1 of 2
Amanda Zahui B. makes free throw 2 of 2
Amanda Zahui B. makes layup (Swin Cash assists)
Jonquel Jones blocks Amanda Zahui B. 's 9-foot jumper
Brittany Boyd misses 18-foot jumper
Carolyn Swords makes free throw 1 of 2
Carolyn Swords makes free throw 2 of 2
Amanda Zahui B. makes layup (Brittany Boyd assists)
Sugar Rodgers makes layup (Brittany Boyd assists)
Amanda Zahui B. makes driving layup
Swin Cash makes free throw 1 of 1
Sugar Rodgers misses layup
Tina Charles makes 3-foot jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)
Tina Charles misses 14-foot two point shot
Swin Cash misses 6-foot jumper
Brittany Boyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittany Boyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Carolyn Swords makes layup (Brittany Boyd assists)
Epiphanny Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)
Swin Cash makes driving layup
Brittany Boyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittany Boyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Epiphanny Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 19-foot jumper
Brittany Boyd misses 17-foot jumper
Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Camille Little makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carolyn Swords blocks Alyssa Thomas's jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1
Carolyn Swords blocks Chiney Ogwumike 's 2-foot layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Courtney Williams misses 19-foot two point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses
Jasmine Thomas makes 14-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Camille Little assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
Shekinna Stricklen misses 19-foot jumper
Camille Little makes driving layup
Camille Little makes free throw 1 of 1
Jasmine Thomas misses 8-foot
Jonquel Jones makes layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alex Bentley misses 16-foot jumper
Camille Little misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Shekinna Stricklen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Bentley assists)
Courtney Williams makes 17-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
Courtney Williams makes 15-foot jumper
Courtney Williams misses free throw 1 of 1
Courtney Williams makes 16-foot two point shot
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Jasmine Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Courtney Williams makes 15-foot jumper
Courtney Williams makes 16-foot two point shot
Rebecca Allen blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 8-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Jonquel Jones misses 11-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
Courtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
Courtney Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
Courtney Williams makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Courtney Williams misses 40-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Camille Little assists)
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
Chiney Ogwumike misses jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1
Chiney Ogwumike misses 8-foot hook shot
Camille Little makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Alex Bentley makes two point shot
Alex Bentley misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 15-foot two point shot
Alex Bentley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carolyn Swords blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 2-foot layup
Tina Charles blocks Jasmine Thomas 's 2-foot layup
Camille Little makes 11-foot jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike makes 8-foot two point shot
Camille Little misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alex Bentley makes 13-foot jumper
Camille Little misses driving layup
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Camille Little misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup
Swin Cash blocks Jonquel Jones 's 2-foot layup
Courtney Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Camille Little misses 8-foot two point shot
Jasmine Thomas misses layup
Courtney Williams makes 8-foot two point shot
Chiney Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike misses free throw 2 of 2
Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Chiney Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 1
Courtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
Courtney Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Alex Bentley misses 14-foot two point jumper
Jonquel Jones makes 14-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Courtney Williams misses 5-foot two point shot
Tina Charles blocks Jonquel Jones 's 1-foot layup
Alex Bentley misses 20-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike misses free throw 2 of 2
Jasmine Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 17-foot two point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Chiney Ogwumike misses 13-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes layup

SUN

LIBERTY

TIME		CONN	NY
10:00	Chiney Ogwumike vs. Carolyn Swords (Brittany Boyd gains possession)	0	0
9:33	Rebecca Allen makes layup (Carolyn Swords assists)	0	2
9:23	Camille Little Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	0	2
9:04	Chiney Ogwumike kicked ball violation	0	2
8:57	Tina Charles makes 18-foot jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)	0	4
8:33	Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	4
8:33	Rebecca Allen defensive rebound	0	4
8:15	Tina Charles misses 17-foot jumper	0	4
8:14	Carolyn Swords offensive rebound	0	4
8:12	Carolyn Swords makes layup	0	6
8:12	Connecticut Full timeout	0	6
7:52	Camille Little makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)	3	6
7:33	Carolyn Swords Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	3	6
7:22	Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	6
7:22	Carolyn Swords defensive rebound	3	6
7:16	Sugar Rodgers misses 22-foot three point jumper	3	6
7:15	Chiney Ogwumike defensive rebound	3	6
7:05	Jasmine Thomas lost ball turnover (Brittany Boyd steals)	3	6
6:58	Sugar Rodgers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)	3	9
6:37	Carolyn Swords blocks Alyssa Thomas's jumper	3	9
6:35	Rebecca Allen defensive rebound	3	9
6:30	Courtney Williams enters the game for Alex Bentley	3	9
6:24	Tina Charles misses 4-foot jumper	3	9
6:22	Tina Charles offensive rebound	3	9
6:22	Tina Charles makes 9-foot two point shot	3	11
6:22	Chiney Ogwumike shooting foul (Tina Charles draws the foul)	3	11
6:22	Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 1	3	12
6:09	Tina Charles shooting foul (Chiney Ogwumike draws the foul)	3	12
6:09	Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2	4	12
6:09	Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2	5	12
6:00	Sugar Rodgers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)	5	15
5:48	Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup	7	15
5:48	Rebecca Allen shooting foul (Alyssa Thomas draws the foul)	7	15
5:48	Swin Cash enters the game for Rebecca Allen	7	15
5:48	Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1	7	15
5:47	Carolyn Swords defensive rebound	7	15
5:22	shot clock turnover	7	15
5:05	Camille Little bad pass (Swin Cash steals)	7	15
4:50	Swin Cash misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	15
4:48	Chiney Ogwumike defensive rebound	7	15
4:37	Carolyn Swords blocks Chiney Ogwumike 's 2-foot layup	7	15
4:35	Brittany Boyd defensive rebound	7	15
4:24	Tina Charles misses 13-foot jump bank shot	7	15
4:24	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	7	15
4:16	Jasmine Thomas misses 18-foot jumper	7	15
4:15	Tina Charles defensive rebound	7	15
4:00	Brittany Boyd misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	15
3:59	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	7	15
3:51	Courtney Williams misses 19-foot two point jumper	7	15
3:50	Courtney Williams offensive rebound	7	15
3:45	Chiney Ogwumike misses	7	15
3:43	Tina Charles defensive rebound	7	15
3:19	Sugar Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	15
3:18	New York offensive team rebound	7	15
3:18	Shekinna Stricklen enters the game for Alyssa Thomas	7	15
3:18	shot clock turnover	7	15
3:08	Jasmine Thomas makes 14-foot jumper	9	15
2:51	Swin Cash misses 14-foot jumper	9	15
2:51	Connecticut defensive team rebound	9	15
2:51	Amanda Zahui B. enters the game for Carolyn Swords	9	15
2:42	Jasmine Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Camille Little assists)	12	15
2:26	Tina Charles misses 15-foot jumper	12	15
2:24	Chiney Ogwumike defensive rebound	12	15
2:15	Jasmine Thomas misses 20-foot jumper	12	15
2:14	Sugar Rodgers defensive rebound	12	15
1:59	Brittany Boyd makes driving layup	12	17
1:39	Shekinna Stricklen misses 19-foot jumper	12	17
1:39	Tina Charles defensive rebound	12	17
1:23	Brittany Boyd makes driving layup	12	19
1:08	Camille Little makes driving layup	14	19
1:08	Brittany Boyd shooting foul (Camille Little draws the foul)	14	19
1:08	Epiphanny Prince enters the game for Brittany Boyd	14	19
1:08	Camille Little makes free throw 1 of 1	15	19
1:08	Jonquel Jones enters the game for Chiney Ogwumike	15	19
55.0	Amanda Zahui B. traveling	15	19
36.0	Jasmine Thomas misses 8-foot	15	19
35.0	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	15	19
32.0	Jonquel Jones makes layup	17	19
22.0	Epiphanny Prince misses 10-foot jumper	17	19
21.0	Shekinna Stricklen defensive rebound	17	19
4.0	Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	19
3.0	Tina Charles defensive rebound	17	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	19

Regular Season Series

NY wins 3-0

Liberty
80
Sun
72

Game 1

17/6

Sun
76
Liberty
83

Game 2

17/7

Sun
82
Liberty
89

Game 3

10/9

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 10 September 2016

New York, NY

Attendance: 9,482

Referees:
Tiffany Bird
Jeff Smith
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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