Liberty 82-70 Sun (19 Aug, 2017) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

16-12, 7-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	17	28	15	22	82
CONN	22	19	15	14	70

Connecticut Sun

18-10, 10-4 home

Shekinna Stricklen misses 20-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Jonquel Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Courtney Williams misses driving layup
Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Courtney Williams makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Jonquel Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Shekinna Stricklen makes two point shot
Jasmine Thomas misses 19-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 13-foot jumper
Courtney Williams makes 14-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot two point jumper
Jonquel Jones makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Alex Bentley misses 11-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones misses layup
Morgan Tuck makes layup (Alex Bentley assists)
Jonquel Jones makes layup
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
Morgan Tuck makes driving layup
Alex Bentley misses 16-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes 11-foot two point shot
Jasmine Thomas misses 57-foot three point jumper
Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 15-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses 4-foot jumper
Rachel Banham misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rachel Banham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rachel Banham misses 15-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses 3-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses layup
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
Jasmine Thomas makes 14-foot jumper (Alex Bentley assists)
Shekinna Stricklen makes free throw 1 of 3
Shekinna Stricklen makes free throw 2 of 3
Shekinna Stricklen makes free throw 3 of 3
Alex Bentley misses 17-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes layup
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1
Shekinna Stricklen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses 37-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brionna Jones makes layup (Shekinna Stricklen assists)
Courtney Williams misses 4-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot
Courtney Williams misses 10-foot jumper
Shekinna Stricklen misses 16-foot jumper
Courtney Williams misses 19-foot two point jumper
Courtney Williams misses layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Shekinna Stricklen misses 16-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Jasmine Thomas makes 16-foot two point shot (Alex Bentley assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alex Bentley makes 16-foot jumper (Lynetta Kizer assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Lynetta Kizer misses 15-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Jasmine Thomas makes technical free throw
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Courtney Williams makes driving layup
Lynetta Kizer misses 15-foot jumper
Courtney Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Courtney Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brionna Jones misses
Morgan Tuck misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alex Bentley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
Alex Bentley makes free throw 1 of 2
Alex Bentley makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles blocks Courtney Williams 's 7-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lindsay Allen blocks Jasmine Thomas 's 17-foot jumper
Shekinna Stricklen misses free throw 1 of 2
Shekinna Stricklen makes free throw 2 of 2
Shekinna Stricklen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Courtney Williams makes two point shot
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shekinna Stricklen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Shekinna Stricklen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Epiphanny Prince misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Bria Hartley makes 23-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 5-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles misses free throw 2 of 2
Shavonte Zellous makes 18-foot two point shot
Bria Hartley makes 19-foot two point shot
Epiphanny Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 1 of 2
Epiphanny Prince misses free throw 2 of 2
Kiah Stokes misses
Shavonte Zellous misses 25-foot three point jumper
Epiphanny Prince makes 15-foot two point shot
Tina Charles misses 4-foot hook shot
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe misses free throw 1 of 2
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe misses free throw 2 of 2
Shavonte Zellous misses 19-foot jumper
Kiah Stokes misses finger roll layup
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes two point shot
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes free throw 1 of 1
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes free throw 1 of 2
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes free throw 2 of 2
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes driving layup (Lindsay Allen assists)
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes free throw 1 of 2
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
Shavonte Zellous misses layup
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles misses free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles makes layup (Rebecca Allen assists)
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
Sugar Rodgers misses 7-foot jumper
Kia Vaughn makes two point shot
Tina Charles makes layup
Kia Vaughn misses hook shot
Tina Charles misses 4-foot hook shot
Tina Charles makes layup
Tina Charles misses 20-foot jumper
Epiphanny Prince misses 20-foot jumper
Tina Charles makes layup (Epiphanny Prince assists)
Bria Hartley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rebecca Allen assists)
Rebecca Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amanda Zahui B. assists)
Tina Charles makes two point shot (Epiphanny Prince assists)
Bria Hartley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes two point shot
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 1
Bria Hartley misses 6-foot jumper
Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley misses 15-foot jumper
Shavonte Zellous misses 26-foot three point jumper
Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 1 of 2
Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 2 of 2
Bria Hartley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
Tina Charles misses 8-foot jumper
Shavonte Zellous misses free throw 1 of 2
Shavonte Zellous makes free throw 2 of 2
Kia Vaughn misses 16-foot two point shot
Bria Hartley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Epiphanny Prince misses layup
Epiphanny Prince makes 17-foot jumper
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
Bria Hartley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Epiphanny Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 4-foot jumper
Shavonte Zellous misses 15-foot Regular Jump Shot
Shekinna Stricklen blocks Sugar Rodgers 's 2-foot shot
Shavonte Zellous makes 18-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kiah Stokes misses free throw 1 of 2
Kiah Stokes makes free throw 2 of 2
Sugar Rodgers makes 8-foot jumper
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes driving layup
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe misses free throw 1 of 1
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe misses free throw 1 of 2
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes free throw 2 of 2
Sugar Rodgers makes 25-foot three point jumper
Lindsay Allen makes 16-foot jumper
Lindsay Allen makes layup (Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe assists)
Shavonte Zellous misses layup
Sugar Rodgers makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Lindsay Allen assists)
Sugar Rodgers makes layup (Tina Charles assists)
Sugar Rodgers misses 18-foot jumper
Tina Charles makes 9-foot two point shot (Sugar Rodgers assists)
Sugar Rodgers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Allen assists)
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe misses 14-foot jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses jumper
Tina Charles makes 6-foot two point shot
Tina Charles misses 10-foot jumper
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sugar Rodgers misses 27-foot three point jumper

LIBERTY

SUN

TIME		NY	CONN
10:00	Tina Charles vs.	0	0
10:00	Tina Charles jump ball violation	0	0
9:45	Shekinna Stricklen misses 20-foot jumper	0	0
9:45	Shavonte Zellous defensive rebound	0	0
9:23	Epiphanny Prince misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
9:22	Shekinna Stricklen defensive rebound	0	0
9:11	Kia Vaughn shooting foul (Jonquel Jones draws the foul)	0	0
9:11	Jonquel Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
9:11	Connecticut offensive team rebound	0	0
9:11	Jonquel Jones misses free throw 2 of 2	0	0
9:11	New York defensive team rebound	0	0
9:00	Bria Hartley bad pass (Jasmine Thomas steals)	0	0
8:55	Courtney Williams misses driving layup	0	0
8:53	Bria Hartley defensive rebound	0	0
8:42	Bria Hartley makes 23-foot three point jumper	3	0
8:27	Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)	3	2
8:15	Tina Charles misses 5-foot jumper	3	2
8:14	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	3	2
8:08	Courtney Williams makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)	3	4
7:54	Alyssa Thomas shooting foul (Tina Charles draws the foul)	3	4
7:54	Tina Charles misses free throw 1 of 2	3	4
7:54	New York offensive team rebound	3	4
7:54	Tina Charles misses free throw 2 of 2	3	4
7:54	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	3	4
7:37	Jonquel Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)	3	7
7:20	Tina Charles traveling	3	7
7:07	Shekinna Stricklen makes two point shot	3	9
6:58	Shavonte Zellous makes 18-foot two point shot	5	9
6:41	Jasmine Thomas misses 19-foot jumper	5	9
6:39	Shavonte Zellous defensive rebound	5	9
6:24	Bria Hartley makes 19-foot two point shot	7	9
6:09	Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	9
6:09	Kia Vaughn defensive rebound	7	9
6:00	Epiphanny Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	9
5:58	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	7	9
5:50	Courtney Williams misses 17-foot jumper	7	9
5:50	Shavonte Zellous defensive rebound	7	9
5:31	Bria Hartley misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	9
5:31	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	7	9
5:13	Alyssa Thomas misses 13-foot jumper	7	9
5:13	Connecticut offensive team rebound	7	9
5:13	Kia Vaughn loose ball foul (Jonquel Jones draws the foul)	7	9
5:13	New York delay of game violation	7	9
5:13	Kiah Stokes enters the game for Kia Vaughn	7	9
4:56	Courtney Williams makes 14-foot jumper	7	11
4:48	Courtney Williams shooting foul (Epiphanny Prince draws the foul)	7	11
4:48	Epiphanny Prince makes free throw 1 of 2	8	11
4:48	Epiphanny Prince misses free throw 2 of 2	8	11
4:48	Kiah Stokes offensive rebound	8	11
4:45	Kiah Stokes misses	8	11
4:43	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	8	11
4:28	Jasmine Thomas misses three point jumper	8	11
4:28	Tina Charles defensive rebound	8	11
4:05	Shavonte Zellous misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	11
4:05	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	8	11
3:56	Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot two point jumper	8	11
3:54	Kiah Stokes defensive rebound	8	11
3:35	Epiphanny Prince makes 15-foot two point shot	10	11
3:18	Jonquel Jones makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)	10	13
2:59	Tina Charles misses 4-foot hook shot	10	13
2:58	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	10	13
2:53	Alex Bentley enters the game for Courtney Williams	10	13
2:53	Sugar Rodgers enters the game for Tina Charles	10	13
2:53	Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe enters the game for Epiphanny Prince	10	13
2:45	Alex Bentley misses 11-foot jumper	10	13
2:44	Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe defensive rebound	10	13
2:44	Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe offensive foul (Alex Bentley draws the foul)	10	13
2:44	Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe turnover	10	13
2:29	Jonquel Jones misses layup	10	13
2:28	Sugar Rodgers defensive rebound	10	13
2:21	Jonquel Jones shooting foul (Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe draws the foul)	10	13
2:21	Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe misses free throw 1 of 2	10	13
2:21	New York offensive team rebound	10	13
2:21	Morgan Tuck enters the game for Shekinna Stricklen	10	13
2:21	Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe misses free throw 2 of 2	10	13
2:21	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	10	13
2:08	Morgan Tuck makes layup (Alex Bentley assists)	10	15
1:57	Shavonte Zellous misses 19-foot jumper	10	15
1:55	Morgan Tuck defensive rebound	10	15
1:50	Jonquel Jones makes layup	10	17
1:50	Shavonte Zellous shooting foul (Jonquel Jones draws the foul)	10	18
1:50	Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 1	10	18
1:36	Kiah Stokes misses finger roll layup	10	18
1:35	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	10	18
1:29	Alyssa Thomas Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	10	18
1:29	Lindsay Allen enters the game for Bria Hartley	10	18
1:29	Kayla Pedersen enters the game for Jonquel Jones	10	18
1:15	Kiah Stokes offensive foul (Alyssa Thomas draws the foul)	10	18
1:15	Kiah Stokes turnover	10	18
1:00	Morgan Tuck makes driving layup	10	20
47.0	Jasmine Thomas shooting foul (Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe draws the foul)	10	20
47.0	Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes two point shot	12	20
47.0	Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes free throw 1 of 1	13	20
30.0	Alex Bentley misses 16-foot jumper	13	20
30.0	Alyssa Thomas loose ball foul (Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe draws the foul)	13	20
30.0	New York defensive team rebound	13	20
30.0	Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes free throw 1 of 2	14	20
30.0	Lynetta Kizer enters the game for Alyssa Thomas	14	20
30.0	Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes free throw 2 of 2	15	20
10.0	Jasmine Thomas makes 11-foot two point shot	15	22
1.0	Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe makes driving layup (Lindsay Allen assists)	17	22
0.0	Jasmine Thomas misses 57-foot three point jumper	17	22
0.0	Connecticut offensive team rebound	17	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	22

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Liberty
76
Sun
96

Game 1

15/6

Sun
94
Liberty
89

Game 2

24/6

Sun
80
Liberty
96

Game 3

19/7

Liberty
82
Sun
70

Game 4

19/8

Mohegan Sun Arena

12:00 AM, 19 August 2017

Uncasville, CT

Attendance: 7,016

Referees:
Tiffany Bird
Daryl Humphrey
Roy Gulbeyan

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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