Sun 88-86 Liberty (8 Jun, 2018) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

6-1, 3-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	18	23	27	20	88
NY	29	25	17	15	86

New York Liberty

2-4, 1-3 home

Tina Charles misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shavonte Zellous makes 2-foot layup (Tina Charles assists)
Shavonte Zellous makes free throw 1 of 1
Marissa Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shavonte Zellous makes 16-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman makes 12-foot step back jumpshot
Tina Charles makes 11-foot jumper (Shavonte Zellous assists)
Bria Hartley makes layup (Marissa Coleman assists)
Kia Vaughn misses free throw 1 of 2
Kia Vaughn makes free throw 2 of 2
Kia Vaughn makes 5-foot two point shot (Tina Charles assists)
Marissa Coleman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kia Vaughn assists)
Kia Vaughn misses 14-foot jumper
Shavonte Zellous makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kia Vaughn assists)
Shavonte Zellous misses running pullup jump shot
Marissa Coleman misses two point shot
Tina Charles makes layup (Kia Vaughn assists)
Kia Nurse misses 4-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses 18-foot jumper
Tina Charles makes 11-foot jumper (Marissa Coleman assists)
Brittany Boyd misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittany Boyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittany Boyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittany Boyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Amanda Zahui B. makes 2-foot layup (Brittany Boyd assists)
Amanda Zahui B. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rebecca Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rebecca Allen assists)
Brionna Jones blocks Amanda Zahui B. 's 10-foot two point shot
Brittany Boyd misses layup
Amanda Zahui B. makes 9-foot jumper (Tina Charles assists)
Amanda Zahui B. makes layup (Tina Charles assists)
Amanda Zahui B. makes free throw 1 of 1
Tina Charles misses jumper
Amanda Zahui B. misses layup
Tina Charles makes 2-foot hook shot (Bria Hartley assists)
Tina Charles makes 9-foot two point shot (Shavonte Zellous assists)
Tina Charles makes 7-foot two point shot (Bria Hartley assists)
Courtney Williams blocks Kia Nurse 's 2-foot layup
Bria Hartley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Tina Charles misses three point jumper
Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shavonte Zellous assists)
Marissa Coleman misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
Kia Nurse makes driving layup
Tina Charles makes layup
Marissa Coleman misses 28-foot three point jumper
Marissa Coleman misses 17-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman makes two point shot (Shavonte Zellous assists)
Tina Charles misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shavonte Zellous makes layup (Marissa Coleman assists)
Shavonte Zellous makes free throw 1 of 1
Kia Vaughn misses 18-foot jumper
Shavonte Zellous misses 16-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman makes 17-foot jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Amanda Zahui B. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike blocks Tina Charles 's 2-foot two point shot
Bria Hartley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shavonte Zellous assists)
Amanda Zahui B. misses 19-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Brittany Boyd misses driving layup
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
Tina Charles misses 8-foot jumper
Kia Vaughn makes two point shot
Kia Vaughn makes free throw 1 of 1
Tina Charles makes 6-foot hook shot
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 1
Kia Nurse misses two point shot
Tina Charles misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
Kia Vaughn makes 5-foot two point shot (Shavonte Zellous assists)
Kia Nurse misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Shavonte Zellous misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittany Boyd misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Shavonte Zellous misses 19-foot jumper
Shavonte Zellous makes 20-foot jumper
Tina Charles makes 3-foot two point shot (Bria Hartley assists)
Marissa Coleman misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
Tina Charles misses free throw 2 of 2
Marissa Coleman makes 2-foot two point shot (Shavonte Zellous assists)
Bria Hartley misses free throw 1 of 2
Bria Hartley makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 12-foot jumper
Courtney Williams misses 19-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
Jonquel Jones misses free throw 1 of 1
Shekinna Stricklen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Jonquel Jones makes 1-foot layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses layup
Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 22-foot jumper
Brionna Jones misses layup
Shekinna Stricklen makes 13-foot jumper (Alex Bentley assists)
Alex Bentley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shekinna Stricklen misses free throw 1 of 2
Shekinna Stricklen makes free throw 2 of 2
Morgan Tuck makes 22-foot jumper (Rachel Banham assists)
Shekinna Stricklen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lexie Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rachel Banham assists)
Rachel Banham makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lexie Brown assists)
Rebecca Allen blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 2-foot layup
Rachel Banham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shekinna Stricklen makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Lexie Brown misses 19-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Shekinna Stricklen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Tina Charles blocks Jonquel Jones 's 2-foot layup
Jasmine Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Tina Charles blocks Jonquel Jones 's 2-foot layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Courtney Williams misses 15-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes 1-foot two point shot (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1
Chiney Ogwumike misses two point shot
Jonquel Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams makes jumper
Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1
Chiney Ogwumike makes 7-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses jumper
Courtney Williams misses jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Courtney Williams makes two point shot (Jonquel Jones assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Jasmine Thomas makes layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams makes jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
Jonquel Jones misses 11-foot jumper
Tina Charles blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 4-foot layup
Jasmine Thomas misses layup
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup
Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Alex Bentley misses 12-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Shekinna Stricklen misses technical free throw
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Alex Bentley makes 24-foot three point jumper
Alex Bentley makes 15-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Alex Bentley misses 12-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Alex Bentley misses three point jumper
Jonquel Jones misses layup
Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Chiney Ogwumike misses free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
Jasmine Thomas makes layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses driving floating jump shot
Jonquel Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shavonte Zellous blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 3-foot layup
Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
Courtney Williams makes jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses jumper
Jonquel Jones makes hook shot
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
Jasmine Thomas misses driving layup
Alyssa Thomas misses jumper
Shekinna Stricklen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Shekinna Stricklen makes free throw 1 of 1

SUN

LIBERTY

TIME		CONN	NY
10:00	Jonquel Jones vs. Kia Vaughn (Jasmine Thomas gains possession)	0	0
9:40	Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)	2	0
9:15	Tina Charles misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
9:12	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	2	0
8:57	Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)	4	0
8:44	Alyssa Thomas personal foul	4	0
8:41	Shavonte Zellous makes 2-foot layup (Tina Charles assists)	4	2
8:41	Alyssa Thomas shooting foul	4	2
8:41	Morgan Tuck enters the game for Alyssa Thomas	4	2
8:41	Shavonte Zellous makes free throw 1 of 1	4	3
8:31	Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup	6	3
8:22	Marissa Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	3
8:17	Marissa Coleman offensive rebound	6	3
8:06	Shavonte Zellous makes 16-foot jumper	6	5
7:48	Jasmine Thomas misses 12-foot jumper	6	5
7:44	Tina Charles defensive rebound	6	5
7:34	Marissa Coleman makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	6	7
7:19	Courtney Williams misses 19-foot jumper	6	7
7:18	New York defensive team rebound	6	7
7:04	Tina Charles makes 11-foot jumper (Shavonte Zellous assists)	6	9
6:53	Jonquel Jones bad pass (Marissa Coleman steals)	6	9
6:49	Bria Hartley makes layup (Marissa Coleman assists)	6	11
6:49	Connecticut Full timeout	6	11
6:49	Shekinna Stricklen enters the game for Morgan Tuck	6	11
6:34	Chiney Ogwumike misses layup	6	11
6:34	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	6	11
6:34	Jonquel Jones makes two point shot	8	11
6:34	Shavonte Zellous shooting foul	8	11
6:34	Jonquel Jones misses free throw 1 of 1	8	11
6:34	Tina Charles defensive rebound	8	11
6:24	Jonquel Jones shooting foul	8	11
6:24	Kia Vaughn misses free throw 1 of 2	8	11
6:24	New York offensive team rebound	8	11
6:24	Kia Vaughn makes free throw 2 of 2	8	12
6:11	Shekinna Stricklen misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	12
6:08	Jasmine Thomas offensive rebound	8	12
6:02	Jasmine Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	12
5:59	Kia Vaughn defensive rebound	8	12
5:47	Kia Vaughn makes 5-foot two point shot (Tina Charles assists)	8	14
5:31	Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	14
5:30	New York defensive team rebound	8	14
5:17	Chiney Ogwumike personal foul	8	14
5:13	Marissa Coleman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kia Vaughn assists)	8	17
4:57	Chiney Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)	11	17
4:44	Kia Vaughn misses 14-foot jumper	11	17
4:41	Shekinna Stricklen defensive rebound	11	17
4:28	Jonquel Jones makes 1-foot layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)	13	17
4:16	Shavonte Zellous makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kia Vaughn assists)	13	20
4:03	Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	20
3:59	Shavonte Zellous defensive rebound	13	20
3:54	Shavonte Zellous misses running pullup jump shot	13	20
3:51	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	13	20
3:46	Courtney Williams misses layup	13	20
3:43	Kia Vaughn defensive rebound	13	20
3:32	Marissa Coleman misses two point shot	13	20
3:29	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	13	20
3:13	Chiney Ogwumike misses layup	13	20
3:13	Marissa Coleman defensive rebound	13	20
2:58	Tina Charles makes layup (Kia Vaughn assists)	13	22
2:37	Kia Nurse enters the game for Kia Vaughn	13	22
2:37	Amanda Zahui B. enters the game for Shavonte Zellous	13	22
2:37	Brittany Boyd enters the game for Bria Hartley	13	22
2:37	Brionna Jones enters the game for Jonquel Jones	13	22
2:37	Alex Bentley enters the game for Courtney Williams	13	22
2:25	Jasmine Thomas misses 22-foot jumper	13	22
2:22	Kia Nurse defensive rebound	13	22
2:17	Kia Nurse misses 4-foot jumper	13	22
2:17	Chiney Ogwumike defensive rebound	13	22
2:09	Brionna Jones misses layup	13	22
2:09	Tina Charles defensive rebound	13	22
2:04	Tina Charles misses 18-foot jumper	13	22
2:00	Jasmine Thomas defensive rebound	13	22
1:52	Shekinna Stricklen makes 13-foot jumper (Alex Bentley assists)	15	22
1:34	Tina Charles makes 11-foot jumper (Marissa Coleman assists)	15	24
1:19	Alex Bentley misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	24
1:19	Tina Charles defensive rebound	15	24
1:14	Jasmine Thomas personal foul	15	24
1:14	Brittany Boyd misses free throw 1 of 2	15	24
1:14	New York offensive team rebound	15	24
1:14	Rebecca Allen enters the game for Marissa Coleman	15	24
1:14	Sugar Rodgers enters the game for Tina Charles	15	24
1:14	Rachel Banham enters the game for Chiney Ogwumike	15	24
1:14	Morgan Tuck enters the game for Jasmine Thomas	15	24
1:14	Brittany Boyd makes free throw 2 of 2	15	25
53.4	Sugar Rodgers shooting foul	15	25
53.4	Shekinna Stricklen misses free throw 1 of 2	15	25
53.4	Connecticut offensive team rebound	15	25
53.4	Shekinna Stricklen makes free throw 2 of 2	16	25
44.9	Brionna Jones personal foul	16	25
44.9	Brittany Boyd makes free throw 1 of 2	16	26
44.9	Lexie Brown enters the game for Alex Bentley	16	26
44.9	Brittany Boyd makes free throw 2 of 2	16	27
34.3	Shekinna Stricklen out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	27
27.2	Amanda Zahui B. makes 2-foot layup (Brittany Boyd assists)	16	29
9.7	Morgan Tuck makes 22-foot jumper (Rachel Banham assists)	18	29
0.7	Amanda Zahui B. misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	29
0.1	New York offensive team rebound	18	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	29

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 2-1

Sun
88
Liberty
86

Game 1

8/6

Liberty
79
Sun
76

Game 2

11/7

Liberty
77
Sun
92

Game 3

2/8

Westchester County Center

12:00 AM, 8 June 2018

White Plains, NY

Attendance: 1,581

Referees:
Jeff Wooten
Tim Greene
Jenna Schroeder

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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