Sun 82-65 Liberty (23 Aug, 2020) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

1-12, 1-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	16	22	11	16	65
CONN	24	21	21	16	82

Connecticut Sun

6-8, 3-4 home

Alyssa Thomas makes 13-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Briann January assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes jumper (Briann January assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes 12-foot jumper (Brionna Jones assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Briann January assists)
Briann January makes 25-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 11-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Briann January misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kiah Stokes blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 14-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson makes 19-foot jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes 17-foot jumper
Kaila Charles misses 18-foot jumper
Kaila Charles misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Kaila Charles assists)
Brionna Jones misses layup
Briann January makes 19-foot jumper
Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes 14-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Amanda Zahui B. blocks Jasmine Thomas 's 6-foot layup
Jasmine Thomas makes 19-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot (Briann January assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses layup
Brionna Jones makes 3-foot layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
DeWanna Bonner misses 28-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
Jasmine Thomas misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Brionna Jones makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Briann January makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Theresa Plaisance makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 19-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 17-foot jumper
Briann January misses 26-foot three point jumper
Briann January misses 25-foot three point jumper
Briann January misses 18-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 12-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 40-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Natisha Hiedeman makes layup
Brionna Jones misses 11-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Natisha Hiedeman misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 21-foot two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 17-foot jumper
Brionna Jones makes two point shot
Essence Carson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kaila Charles misses layup
Brionna Jones makes layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Briann January misses 19-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 9-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson misses 20-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Brionna Jones assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Briann January misses 26-foot three point jumper
Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jocelyn Willoughby blocks Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 's 15-foot jumper
Layshia Clarendon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Amanda Zahui B. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse makes layup (Jazmine Jones assists)
Kia Nurse misses driving layup
Layshia Clarendon makes 3-foot layup (Amanda Zahui B. assists)
Kiah Stokes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kia Nurse assists)
Amanda Zahui B. misses layup
Kiah Stokes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leaonna Odom assists)
Layshia Clarendon misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kiah Stokes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse misses layup
Leaonna Odom misses two point shot
DeWanna Bonner blocks Amanda Zahui B. 's 2-foot layup
Kiah Stokes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Layshia Clarendon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jazmine Jones assists)
Jazmine Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leaonna Odom makes layup (Layshia Clarendon assists)
Kylee Shook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Layshia Clarendon misses layup
Jazmine Jones makes 3-foot layup (Amanda Zahui B. assists)
Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper
Amanda Zahui B. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jazmine Jones assists)
Kia Nurse misses 27-foot three point jumper
Amanda Zahui B. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Leaonna Odom makes layup (Amanda Zahui B. assists)
Layshia Clarendon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Layshia Clarendon makes 2-foot layup (Amanda Zahui B. assists)
Kia Nurse makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Layshia Clarendon assists)
Jazmine Jones makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Kia Nurse assists)
Amanda Zahui B. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jazmine Jones misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Kiah Stokes makes layup (Amanda Zahui B. assists)
Amanda Zahui B. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amanda Zahui B. misses 20-foot jumper
Amanda Zahui B. makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Layshia Clarendon assists)
Jocelyn Willoughby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Kiah Stokes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse misses three point jumper
Brionna Jones blocks Leaonna Odom 's 8-foot two point shot
Kylee Shook misses layup
Layshia Clarendon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kia Nurse assists)
Kia Nurse misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner blocks Kylee Shook 's 6-foot jumper
Kiah Stokes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kiah Stokes makes layup (Kia Nurse assists)
Kia Nurse makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jazmine Jones assists)
Kia Nurse makes layup (Joyner Holmes assists)
Jazmine Jones makes 3-foot two point shot
Jazmine Jones misses layup
Amanda Zahui B. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Megan Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse misses 26-foot three point jumper
Megan Walker makes layup (Jazmine Jones assists)

LIBERTY

SUN

TIME		NY	CONN
10:00	Kiah Stokes vs. Brionna Jones (Amanda Zahui B. gains possession)	0	0
9:36	Layshia Clarendon misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:36	New York offensive team rebound	0	0
9:36	Jazmine Jones enters the game for Layshia Clarendon	0	0
9:36	shot clock turnover	0	0
9:22	Alyssa Thomas makes 13-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)	0	2
9:04	Briann January personal foul	0	2
8:56	Amanda Zahui B. misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	2
8:52	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	0	2
8:41	Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Briann January assists)	0	4
8:36	Amanda Zahui B. out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	4
8:28	DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	4
8:24	Kiah Stokes defensive rebound	0	4
8:15	Kiah Stokes out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	4
8:09	Jasmine Thomas lost ball turnover (Jazmine Jones steals)	0	4
8:05	Kia Nurse makes layup (Jazmine Jones assists)	2	4
8:05	Alyssa Thomas shooting foul	2	4
8:05	Kia Nurse makes free throw 1 of 1	3	4
7:46	Alyssa Thomas makes jumper (Briann January assists)	3	6
7:35	Jazmine Jones lost ball turnover (Brionna Jones steals)	3	6
7:29	Alyssa Thomas makes 12-foot jumper (Brionna Jones assists)	3	8
7:20	Jazmine Jones bad pass (Briann January steals)	3	8
7:11	Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Briann January assists)	3	10
6:58	Kia Nurse misses driving layup	3	10
6:56	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	3	10
6:54	Kiah Stokes shooting foul	3	10
6:54	Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2	3	10
6:54	Connecticut offensive team rebound	3	10
6:54	Layshia Clarendon enters the game for Jazmine Jones	3	10
6:54	Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2	3	10
6:52	Layshia Clarendon defensive rebound	3	10
6:33	Layshia Clarendon makes 3-foot layup (Amanda Zahui B. assists)	5	10
6:18	Briann January makes 25-foot three point jumper	5	13
6:01	Kiah Stokes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kia Nurse assists)	8	13
5:43	Alyssa Thomas misses 11-foot jumper	8	13
5:41	Amanda Zahui B. defensive rebound	8	13
5:22	Amanda Zahui B. misses layup	8	13
5:20	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	8	13
5:09	Jasmine Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	13
5:06	Kiah Stokes defensive rebound	8	13
4:46	Kiah Stokes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leaonna Odom assists)	11	13
4:32	DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)	11	15
4:22	Layshia Clarendon misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	15
4:20	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	11	15
4:08	Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup	11	17
3:49	Kiah Stokes misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	17
3:46	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	11	17
3:41	Briann January misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	17
3:38	Briann January offensive rebound	11	17
3:36	Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	17
3:32	Brionna Jones offensive rebound	11	17
3:21	Kiah Stokes blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 14-foot jumper	11	17
3:19	Amanda Zahui B. defensive rebound	11	17
3:15	Kia Nurse misses layup	11	17
3:12	Leaonna Odom offensive rebound	11	17
3:12	Leaonna Odom misses two point shot	11	17
3:11	Jasmine Thomas defensive rebound	11	17
2:55	DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	17
2:51	Layshia Clarendon defensive rebound	11	17
2:47	DeWanna Bonner blocks Amanda Zahui B. 's 2-foot layup	11	17
2:44	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	11	17
2:35	Leaonna Odom personal foul	11	17
2:35	Official timeout	11	17
2:35	Essence Carson enters the game for Briann January	11	17
2:35	Theresa Plaisance enters the game for Alyssa Thomas	11	17
2:35	Kaila Charles enters the game for Brionna Jones	11	17
2:35	Kylee Shook enters the game for Leaonna Odom	11	17
2:35	Megan Walker enters the game for Kia Nurse	11	17
2:35	Jazmine Jones enters the game for Amanda Zahui B.	11	17
2:20	shot clock turnover	11	17
2:04	Kiah Stokes misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	17
2:01	Essence Carson defensive rebound	11	17
1:55	Jasmine Thomas makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)	11	19
1:55	Jazmine Jones shooting foul	11	19
1:55	Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1	11	20
1:42	Layshia Clarendon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jazmine Jones assists)	14	20
1:29	DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	20
1:28	Layshia Clarendon defensive rebound	14	20
1:28	Theresa Plaisance personal foul	14	20
1:12	Kylee Shook offensive foul	14	20
1:12	Kylee Shook turnover	14	20
1:00	Essence Carson makes 19-foot jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)	14	22
35.4	Jazmine Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	22
33.2	Essence Carson defensive rebound	14	22
29.3	Essence Carson lost ball turnover (Layshia Clarendon steals)	14	22
25.4	Theresa Plaisance shooting foul	14	22
25.4	Jazmine Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	15	22
25.4	Jazmine Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	16	22
1.9	Jasmine Thomas makes 17-foot jumper	16	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	24

Regular Season Series

CONN leads 1-0

Liberty
65
Sun
82

Game 1

23/8

Sun
70
Liberty
65

Game 2

2/9

IMG Academy

12:00 AM, 23 August 2020

Bradenton, FL

Referees:
Jeff Wooten
Tim Greene
Randy Richardson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Connecticut	12	1	.923	-	W3
New York	12	2	.857	0.5	W8
Atlanta	5	6	.455	6	L2
Chicago	4	8	.333	7.5	L3
Indiana	4	10	.286	8.5	W1
Washington	2	12	.143	10.5	W2

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