Liberty 79-76 Sun (11 Jul, 2018) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

6-14, 3-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	21	17	14	27	79
CONN	23	19	11	23	76

Connecticut Sun

10-10, 5-2 home

Jasmine Thomas makes 20-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 6-foot two point shot
Rachel Banham misses 27-foot three point shot
Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point shot
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Rachel Banham assists)
Jonquel Jones misses 14-foot two point shot
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Rachel Banham assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
Rachel Banham misses driving layup
Brionna Jones misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot
Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Amanda Zahui B. blocks Brionna Jones 's 4-foot layup
Amanda Zahui B. blocks Courtney Williams's layup
Courtney Williams misses 20-foot jumper
Brionna Jones makes 4-foot layup (Shekinna Stricklen assists)
Shekinna Stricklen misses 20-foot jumper
Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shekinna Stricklen assists)
Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Shekinna Stricklen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Layshia Clarendon misses layup
Layshia Clarendon makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Courtney Williams assists)
Kiah Stokes blocks Courtney Williams 's 17-foot two point shot
Layshia Clarendon makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Shekinna Stricklen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Layshia Clarendon makes driving layup
Jonquel Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
Shekinna Stricklen misses 27-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 19-foot two point shot
Chiney Ogwumike makes 8-foot jump bank shot (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Betnijah Laney misses 15-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Rachel Banham makes 26-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jasmine Thomas misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Jonquel Jones misses 22-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Jasmine Thomas makes two point shot
Tina Charles blocks Jonquel Jones's layup
Rachel Banham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
Alyssa Thomas misses driving floating jump shot
Courtney Williams makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams makes 14-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Chiney Ogwumike misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
Courtney Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Amanda Zahui B. blocks Chiney Ogwumike 's 8-foot layup
Chiney Ogwumike makes driving layup (Layshia Clarendon assists)
Chiney Ogwumike makes driving layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes 10-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes 1-foot two point shot
Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot (Rachel Banham assists)
Rachel Banham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chiney Ogwumike assists)
Courtney Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Jasmine Thomas makes two point shot
Jasmine Thomas misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Epiphanny Prince makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shavonte Zellous assists)
Kia Vaughn misses 10-foot jumper
Tina Charles makes 12-foot two point shot
Tina Charles misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shavonte Zellous makes driving layup (Bria Hartley assists)
Bria Hartley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Bria Hartley makes layup (Kia Vaughn assists)
Sugar Rodgers makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Brittany Boyd assists)
Tina Charles misses layup
Amanda Zahui B. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)
Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes 20-foot jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)
Amanda Zahui B. makes layup (Brittany Boyd assists)
Amanda Zahui B. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses layup
Amanda Zahui B. misses 5-foot jumper
Brittany Boyd misses driving layup
Bria Hartley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones blocks Amanda Zahui B. 's 5-foot layup
Epiphanny Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kiah Stokes misses 15-foot jumper
Bria Hartley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes 7-foot two point shot
Jonquel Jones blocks Epiphanny Prince's driving layup
Kiah Stokes makes 1-foot layup (Tina Charles assists)
Epiphanny Prince makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Epiphanny Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses layup
Tina Charles makes 3-foot two point shot (Kia Vaughn assists)
Shavonte Zellous makes two point shot (Kia Vaughn assists)
Kia Vaughn makes 13-foot jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)
Epiphanny Prince misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Kia Vaughn misses 8-foot two point shot
Tina Charles makes 8-foot step back jumpshot (Shavonte Zellous assists)
Rachel Banham blocks Bria Hartley 's 9-foot layup
Epiphanny Prince misses 21-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses 13-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike blocks Tina Charles 's 5-foot layup
Epiphanny Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kia Vaughn misses 14-foot jumper
Kia Vaughn misses 15-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses 6-foot two point shot
Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 6-foot two point shot
Bria Hartley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes 9-foot step back jumpshot
Kia Vaughn makes layup (Brittany Boyd assists)
Kia Nurse misses 12-foot two point shot
Brittany Boyd makes 26-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes layup (Kia Nurse assists)
Tina Charles misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shavonte Zellous makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Shavonte Zellous makes layup (Amanda Zahui B. assists)
Epiphanny Prince makes 20-foot jumper
Kia Nurse makes two point shot (Brittany Boyd assists)
Tina Charles misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittany Boyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
Epiphanny Prince makes driving layup
Kia Vaughn makes layup (Shavonte Zellous assists)
Kia Vaughn makes 11-foot step back jumpshot (Shavonte Zellous assists)
Bria Hartley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
Shavonte Zellous makes driving layup
Shavonte Zellous misses driving layup
Tina Charles makes layup
Epiphanny Prince misses layup
Tina Charles misses 8-foot step back jumpshot
Epiphanny Prince misses 13-foot two point shot
Epiphanny Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Epiphanny Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)
Shavonte Zellous makes 29-foot three point shot (Epiphanny Prince assists)

LIBERTY

SUN

TIME		NY	CONN
10:00	Kia Vaughn vs. Jonquel Jones (Jasmine Thomas gains possession)	0	0
9:50	Jasmine Thomas makes 20-foot jumper	0	2
9:27	Epiphanny Prince makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shavonte Zellous assists)	3	2
9:13	Tina Charles personal foul	3	2
9:03	Alyssa Thomas misses 6-foot two point shot	3	2
9:01	Connecticut offensive team rebound	3	2
8:58	Rachel Banham out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	2
8:46	Kia Vaughn misses 10-foot jumper	3	2
8:36	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	3	2
8:34	Rachel Banham misses 27-foot three point shot	3	2
8:31	Epiphanny Prince defensive rebound	3	2
8:29	Epiphanny Prince out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	2
8:15	Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point shot	3	2
8:09	Tina Charles defensive rebound	3	2
8:05	Bria Hartley bad pass (Rachel Banham steals)	3	2
8:05	Epiphanny Prince personal foul	3	2
7:48	Shavonte Zellous shooting foul	3	2
7:48	Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2	3	2
7:48	Connecticut offensive team rebound	3	2
7:48	Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2	3	2
7:44	Shavonte Zellous defensive rebound	3	2
7:38	Bria Hartley bad pass (Chiney Ogwumike steals)	3	2
7:30	Chiney Ogwumike out of bounds lost ball turnover	3	2
7:15	Tina Charles makes 12-foot two point shot	5	2
6:57	Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Rachel Banham assists)	5	4
6:48	Tina Charles misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	4
6:44	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	5	4
6:29	Jonquel Jones misses 14-foot two point shot	5	4
6:24	Bria Hartley defensive rebound	5	4
6:23	Shavonte Zellous makes driving layup (Bria Hartley assists)	7	4
6:23	Chiney Ogwumike shooting foul	7	4
6:23	Brionna Jones enters the game for Jonquel Jones	7	4
6:23	Shavonte Zellous misses free throw 1 of 1	7	4
6:23	Chiney Ogwumike defensive rebound	7	4
6:09	Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Rachel Banham assists)	7	6
5:53	Bria Hartley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	6
5:50	Jasmine Thomas defensive rebound	7	6
5:40	Epiphanny Prince personal foul	7	6
5:40	Sugar Rodgers enters the game for Epiphanny Prince	7	6
5:26	Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup	7	6
5:22	Sugar Rodgers defensive rebound	7	6
5:11	Bria Hartley makes layup (Kia Vaughn assists)	9	6
4:50	Rachel Banham misses driving layup	9	6
4:45	Tina Charles defensive rebound	9	6
4:44	Tina Charles bad pass (Brionna Jones steals)	9	6
4:44	Bria Hartley shooting foul	9	6
4:44	Official timeout	9	6
4:44	Courtney Williams enters the game for Rachel Banham	9	6
4:44	Brittany Boyd enters the game for Bria Hartley	9	6
4:44	Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	9	7
4:44	Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	9	8
4:36	Alyssa Thomas personal foul	9	8
4:28	Shavonte Zellous bad pass (Chiney Ogwumike steals)	9	8
4:09	Brionna Jones misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	9	8
4:06	Chiney Ogwumike offensive rebound	9	8
4:06	Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot	9	10
3:54	Amanda Zahui B. enters the game for Kia Vaughn	9	10
3:48	Tina Charles vs. Chiney Ogwumike (Brittany Boyd gains possession)	9	10
3:37	Amanda Zahui B. vs. Chiney Ogwumike (Brionna Jones gains possession)	9	10
3:37	Amanda Zahui B. lost ball turnover (Chiney Ogwumike steals)	9	10
3:31	Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup	9	12
3:22	Brittany Boyd out of bounds lost ball turnover	9	12
3:10	Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	9	12
3:08	Brionna Jones offensive rebound	9	12
3:07	Amanda Zahui B. blocks Brionna Jones 's 4-foot layup	9	12
3:03	Courtney Williams offensive rebound	9	12
3:03	Amanda Zahui B. blocks Courtney Williams's layup	9	12
3:03	New York defensive team rebound	9	12
2:51	Sugar Rodgers makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Brittany Boyd assists)	11	12
2:35	Courtney Williams misses 20-foot jumper	11	12
2:31	Brittany Boyd defensive rebound	11	12
2:23	Tina Charles misses layup	11	12
2:19	Chiney Ogwumike defensive rebound	11	12
2:17	Brittany Boyd personal foul	11	12
2:17	Brionna Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	11	13
2:17	Shekinna Stricklen enters the game for Chiney Ogwumike	11	13
2:17	Kia Nurse enters the game for Shavonte Zellous	11	13
2:17	Brionna Jones misses free throw 2 of 2	11	13
2:15	Tina Charles defensive rebound	11	13
1:56	Brionna Jones personal foul	11	13
1:50	Amanda Zahui B. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)	14	13
1:33	Sugar Rodgers personal foul	14	13
1:33	Brionna Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	14	14
1:33	Brionna Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	14	15
1:21	Jasmine Thomas shooting foul	14	15
1:21	Brittany Boyd makes free throw 1 of 2	15	15
1:21	Brittany Boyd makes free throw 2 of 2	16	15
1:07	Brionna Jones makes 4-foot layup (Shekinna Stricklen assists)	16	17
59.1	Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	17
56.0	Brionna Jones defensive rebound	16	17
52.5	Shekinna Stricklen misses 20-foot jumper	16	17
50.5	Alyssa Thomas offensive rebound	16	17
47.5	Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shekinna Stricklen assists)	16	20
34.2	Tina Charles makes 20-foot jumper (Brittany Boyd assists)	18	20
19.7	Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)	18	23
4.4	Amanda Zahui B. makes layup (Brittany Boyd assists)	20	23
4.4	Jasmine Thomas shooting foul	20	23
4.4	Amanda Zahui B. makes free throw 1 of 1	21	23
0.0	Shekinna Stricklen misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	23
0.0	Connecticut offensive team rebound	21	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	23

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

Mohegan Sun Arena

4:30 PM, 11 July 2018

Uncasville, CT

Attendance: 7,413

Referees:
Tom Mauer
Maj Forsberg
Tiffany Bird

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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