Sky 83-50 Liberty (12 May, 2022) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

1-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	9	8	15	18	50
CHI	16	20	19	28	83

Chicago Sky

1-1, 1-1 home

Rebekah Gardner makes driving layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Azura Stevens makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emma Meesseman assists)
Emma Meesseman makes 5-foot two point shot
Emma Meesseman misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses layup
Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rebekah Gardner misses two point shot
Rebekah Gardner makes driving layup
Courtney Vandersloot misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dana Evans misses driving floating jump shot
Dana Evans makes driving layup
Rebekah Gardner makes driving layup (Emma Meesseman assists)
Emma Meesseman makes 5-foot two point shot
Anneli Maley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses 13-foot two point shot
Dana Evans misses driving floating jump shot
Courtney Vandersloot misses driving layup
Courtney Vandersloot misses two point shot
Courtney Vandersloot misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Courtney Vandersloot misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Candace Parker misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Sabrina Ionescu blocks Courtney Vandersloot 's 10-foot pullup jump shot
Rebekah Gardner makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Candace Parker misses 9-foot two point shot
Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Vandersloot misses three point jumper
Courtney Vandersloot makes two point shot
Rebekah Gardner makes driving layup
Azura Stevens makes 1-foot layup (Rebekah Gardner assists)
Emma Meesseman makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Michaela Onyenwere blocks Dana Evans 's 14-foot driving floating jump shot
Candace Parker makes three point jumper (Dana Evans assists)
Emma Meesseman misses driving layup
Dana Evans makes layup (Emma Meesseman assists)
Azura Stevens misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rebekah Gardner makes 21-foot jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Sabrina Ionescu blocks Rebekah Gardner's layup
Azura Stevens makes layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Jocelyn Willoughby blocks Courtney Vandersloot 's 2-foot two point shot
Azura Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Dana Evans misses driving floating jump shot
Candace Parker makes 15-foot jumper (Dana Evans assists)
Emma Meesseman misses 17-foot jumper
Anneli Maley misses layup
Dana Evans makes 26-foot three point jumper
Dana Evans misses driving layup
Emma Meesseman misses 20-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 7-foot two point shot
Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup
Courtney Vandersloot misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ruthy Hebard makes two point shot (Candace Parker assists)
Rebekah Gardner misses 20-foot jumper
Azura Stevens makes two point shot (Candace Parker assists)
Emma Meesseman makes two point shot
Courtney Vandersloot makes 24-foot three point shot (Candace Parker assists)
Azura Stevens misses 25-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dana Evans misses driving layup
Dana Evans makes three point jumper (Emma Meesseman assists)
Dana Evans makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot
Ruthy Hebard misses two point shot
Anneli Maley makes three point jumper (Dana Evans assists)
Anneli Maley makes three point jumper (Tina Krajisnik assists)
Sparkle Taylor makes pullup jump shot
Sparkle Taylor makes pullup jump shot (Tina Krajisnik assists)
Lorela Cubaj blocks Tina Krajisnik 's 5-foot two point shot
Natasha Howard misses 6-foot two point shot
Natasha Howard misses two point shot
Betnijah Laney misses pullup jump shot
Azura Stevens blocks Jocelyn Willoughby 's 2-foot driving layup
Jocelyn Willoughby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Betnijah Laney assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses layup
Betnijah Laney misses 24-foot three point jumper
Betnijah Laney misses two point shot
Natasha Howard misses 22-foot jumper
Betnijah Laney makes two point shot
Betnijah Laney misses 28-foot three point jumper
Sabrina Ionescu misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
Michaela Onyenwere misses 23-foot three point jumper
Stefanie Dolson makes layup (Betnijah Laney assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup
Michaela Onyenwere misses driving layup
Stefanie Dolson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker blocks Jocelyn Willoughby's layup
Candace Parker blocks Jocelyn Willoughby 's 2-foot layup
Natasha Howard misses 21-foot jumper
Stefanie Dolson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Betnijah Laney assists)
Betnijah Laney makes driving layup
Natasha Howard makes two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Michaela Onyenwere misses 23-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
Natasha Howard makes 7-foot two point shot (Lorela Cubaj assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses three point pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard misses driving floating jump shot
Michaela Onyenwere misses jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lorela Cubaj misses 20-foot jumper
Michaela Onyenwere misses 23-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard misses 14-foot two point shot
Betnijah Laney misses 20-foot jumper
Stefanie Dolson misses two point shot
Jocelyn Willoughby makes two point shot
Emma Meesseman blocks Betnijah Laney 's 4-foot jumper
Jocelyn Willoughby misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes layup (Betnijah Laney assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Michaela Onyenwere makes driving layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Jocelyn Willoughby makes two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Han Xu makes layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Anneli Maley blocks Han Xu 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Michaela Onyenwere makes layup (Han Xu assists)
Stefanie Dolson makes 21-foot jumper (Betnijah Laney assists)
Betnijah Laney makes layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Betnijah Laney makes driving layup
Natasha Howard makes two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Betnijah Laney misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
Natasha Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker blocks Lorela Cubaj's layup
Sami Whitcomb misses 8-foot two point shot
Han Xu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Betnijah Laney assists)
Betnijah Laney misses pullup jump shot
Han Xu makes 2-foot layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Jocelyn Willoughby makes layup (Lorela Cubaj assists)

LIBERTY

SKY

TIME		NY	CHI
10:00	Stefanie Dolson vs. Azura Stevens (Candace Parker gains possession)	0	0
9:41	Rebekah Gardner makes driving layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)	0	2
9:24	Natasha Howard misses 6-foot two point shot	0	2
9:23	Azura Stevens defensive rebound	0	2
9:18	Azura Stevens makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emma Meesseman assists)	0	5
8:57	Natasha Howard misses two point shot	0	5
8:55	Courtney Vandersloot defensive rebound	0	5
8:46	Emma Meesseman makes 5-foot two point shot	0	7
8:37	Betnijah Laney misses pullup jump shot	0	7
8:32	Emma Meesseman defensive rebound	0	7
8:19	Emma Meesseman misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	7
8:14	Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound	0	7
8:07	Azura Stevens blocks Jocelyn Willoughby 's 2-foot driving layup	0	7
8:01	Emma Meesseman defensive rebound	0	7
7:57	Candace Parker misses layup	0	7
7:56	Candace Parker offensive rebound	0	7
7:48	Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	7
7:44	Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound	0	7
7:38	Jocelyn Willoughby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Betnijah Laney assists)	3	7
7:22	Courtney Vandersloot lost ball turnover (Sabrina Ionescu steals)	3	7
7:14	Sabrina Ionescu misses layup	3	7
7:11	Sabrina Ionescu offensive rebound	3	7
7:10	Betnijah Laney misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	7
7:06	Courtney Vandersloot defensive rebound	3	7
7:03	Rebekah Gardner misses two point shot	3	7
7:00	Natasha Howard defensive rebound	3	7
6:54	Betnijah Laney misses two point shot	3	7
6:52	Candace Parker defensive rebound	3	7
6:43	Rebekah Gardner makes driving layup	3	9
6:43	Sabrina Ionescu shooting foul	3	9
6:43	Rebekah Gardner misses free throw 1 of 1	3	9
6:40	Rebekah Gardner offensive rebound	3	9
6:38	Courtney Vandersloot misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	9
6:35	Natasha Howard defensive rebound	3	9
6:13	Natasha Howard misses 22-foot jumper	3	9
6:10	Natasha Howard vs. Azura Stevens (Courtney Vandersloot gains possession)	3	9
6:10	Sky defensive team rebound	3	9
6:06	Courtney Vandersloot bad pass (Natasha Howard steals)	3	9
6:01	Betnijah Laney makes two point shot	5	9
5:46	Rebekah Gardner offensive charge	5	9
5:46	Rebekah Gardner turnover	5	9
5:46	Dana Evans enters the game for Courtney Vandersloot	5	9
5:21	Betnijah Laney misses 28-foot three point jumper	5	9
5:21	Liberty offensive team rebound	5	9
5:21	shot clock turnover	5	9
5:07	Stefanie Dolson personal foul	5	9
5:07	Lorela Cubaj enters the game for Jocelyn Willoughby	5	9
5:07	Michaela Onyenwere enters the game for Stefanie Dolson	5	9
5:07	Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Betnijah Laney	5	9
4:59	Dana Evans misses driving floating jump shot	5	9
4:56	Lorela Cubaj defensive rebound	5	9
4:52	Dana Evans personal foul	5	9
4:52	Official timeout	5	9
4:52	Ruthy Hebard enters the game for Candace Parker	5	9
4:42	Sabrina Ionescu misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	5	9
4:38	Michaela Onyenwere offensive rebound	5	9
4:31	Rebekah Gardner shooting foul	5	9
4:31	Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 2	6	9
4:31	Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 2 of 2	7	9
4:20	Dana Evans makes driving layup	7	11
4:20	Betnijah Laney enters the game for Sabrina Ionescu	7	11
4:10	Ruthy Hebard personal foul	7	11
4:06	Sami Whitcomb traveling	7	11
3:42	Rebekah Gardner makes driving layup (Emma Meesseman assists)	7	13
3:24	Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	13
3:20	Ruthy Hebard defensive rebound	7	13
3:17	Dana Evans out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	13
3:05	Michaela Onyenwere misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	13
3:00	Ruthy Hebard defensive rebound	7	13
2:44	Emma Meesseman makes 5-foot two point shot	7	15
2:23	Betnijah Laney out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	15
2:23	Courtney Vandersloot enters the game for Azura Stevens	7	15
2:23	Candace Parker enters the game for Emma Meesseman	7	15
2:23	Anneli Maley enters the game for Rebekah Gardner	7	15
2:23	Stefanie Dolson enters the game for Natasha Howard	7	15
2:03	Anneli Maley misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	15
2:00	Betnijah Laney defensive rebound	7	15
1:48	Stefanie Dolson makes layup (Betnijah Laney assists)	9	15
1:36	Stefanie Dolson defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	9	15
1:36	Courtney Vandersloot makes technical free throw	9	16
1:23	Candace Parker misses 13-foot two point shot	9	16
1:21	Stefanie Dolson defensive rebound	9	16
1:12	Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup	9	16
1:12	Sky defensive team rebound	9	16
52.2	Dana Evans misses driving floating jump shot	9	16
50.1	Lorela Cubaj defensive rebound	9	16
35.9	Michaela Onyenwere misses driving layup	9	16
33.5	Dana Evans defensive rebound	9	16
15.0	Courtney Vandersloot misses driving layup	9	16
13.3	Michaela Onyenwere defensive rebound	9	16
4.1	Betnijah Laney out of bounds lost ball turnover	9	16
0.0	Courtney Vandersloot misses two point shot	9	16
0.0	Sky offensive team rebound	9	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	9	16

Regular Season Series

CHI wins 3-1

Liberty
50
Sky
83

Game 1

12/5

Sky
88
Liberty
86

Game 2

12/6

Sky
80
Liberty
83

Game 3

24/7

Liberty
81
Sky
89

Game 4

30/7

Wintrust Arena

1:00 AM, 12 May 2022

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 4,935

Referees:
Angelica Suffren
Tiara Cruse
Clare Aubry

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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