Liberty 81-77 Sun (23 Jun, 2022) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

7-10, 3-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	27	24	14	16	81
CONN	17	25	16	19	77

Connecticut Sun

12-6, 7-3 home

Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point shot
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
Alyssa Thomas misses 7-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Jonquel Jones assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Stefanie Dolson blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 6-foot driving layup
Jonquel Jones misses two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 15-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones misses two point shot
Courtney Williams makes 14-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Brionna Jones makes 15-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
Brionna Jones misses 13-foot jumper
DiJonai Carrington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brionna Jones assists)
Sami Whitcomb blocks Brionna Jones 's 5-foot layup
Courtney Williams makes 19-foot two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Brionna Jones makes two point shot
Jonquel Jones makes layup (DiJonai Carrington assists)
Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sabrina Ionescu blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 15-foot jumper
Natisha Hiedeman misses two point shot
Brionna Jones makes driving layup
Brionna Jones misses 18-foot jumper
Brionna Jones misses driving layup
Brionna Jones makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Natasha Howard blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 5-foot driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Natisha Hiedeman misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
Jonquel Jones makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Jonquel Jones misses driving layup
Natisha Hiedeman misses two point shot
Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman makes two point shot
Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
Courtney Williams misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
DiJonai Carrington misses driving floating jump shot
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup
Brionna Jones misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
DiJonai Carrington misses two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
DiJonai Carrington makes 25-foot three point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup
Courtney Williams makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jonquel Jones makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DiDi Richards blocks DeWanna Bonner's driving layup
Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard blocks Jonquel Jones's two point shot
Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams makes two point shot
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
Stefanie Dolson makes 2-foot layup (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Marine Johannes makes 25-foot three pointer (Stefanie Dolson assists)
Marine Johannes misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Crystal Dangerfield makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard makes 14-foot two point shot
Sabrina Ionescu misses 29-foot three point jumper
Stefanie Dolson makes driving layup (Marine Johannes assists)
Stefanie Dolson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marine Johannes assists)
DeWanna Bonner blocks Sabrina Ionescu 's 17-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
DiDi Richards misses driving layup
Michaela Onyenwere makes two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Michaela Onyenwere makes two point shot (Marine Johannes assists)
Michaela Onyenwere misses two point shot
Marine Johannes makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Stefanie Dolson makes two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Marine Johannes makes 24-foot three pointer (Stefanie Dolson assists)
Michaela Onyenwere misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses driving floating jump shot
Stefanie Dolson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sabrina Ionescu misses pullup jump shot
Sabrina Ionescu misses 26-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marine Johannes assists)
Crystal Dangerfield makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)
Sami Whitcomb makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marine Johannes assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lorela Cubaj makes 2-foot two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Sabrina Ionescu makes 25-foot three pointer (Natasha Howard assists)
Sami Whitcomb makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Sami Whitcomb makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Lorela Cubaj makes two point shot
Natasha Howard misses layup
Sabrina Ionescu misses driving floating jump shot
Sami Whitcomb misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sabrina Ionescu misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sabrina Ionescu misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard misses driving layup
Stefanie Dolson misses 9-foot two point shot
Natasha Howard misses driving floating jump shot
Crystal Dangerfield misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Sabrina Ionescu makes 28-foot three pointer
Sabrina Ionescu makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard makes 9-foot two point shot
Natasha Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard misses 11-foot two point shot
Sami Whitcomb makes 1-foot layup (Natasha Howard assists)
Natasha Howard makes 1-foot layup (DiDi Richards assists)
Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three pointer (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses two point shot
Marine Johannes misses driving floating jump shot
Natasha Howard misses driving layup
Marine Johannes misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Marine Johannes misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Marine Johannes makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Stefanie Dolson assists)
DiDi Richards makes 2-foot layup (Stefanie Dolson assists)
Stefanie Dolson makes 17-foot jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
DiDi Richards misses 24-foot three point jumper
Stefanie Dolson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Natasha Howard assists)
Marine Johannes misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sabrina Ionescu misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sami Whitcomb misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Courtney Williams blocks Marine Johannes's two point shot
Natasha Howard makes 1-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Stefanie Dolson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses 39-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sabrina Ionescu misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot

LIBERTY

SUN

TIME		NY	CONN
10:00	Stefanie Dolson vs. Jonquel Jones (Stefanie Dolson gains possession)	0	0
9:34	Sabrina Ionescu misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
9:34	Liberty offensive team rebound	0	0
9:34	shot clock turnover	0	0
9:24	Alyssa Thomas bad pass (Marine Johannes steals)	0	0
9:17	Sabrina Ionescu bad pass (Courtney Williams steals)	0	0
9:11	Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point shot	0	0
9:08	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	0	0
9:07	Jonquel Jones makes two point shot	0	2
8:49	Natasha Howard out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	2
8:38	Alyssa Thomas misses 7-foot jumper	0	2
8:33	Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound	0	2
8:29	Stefanie Dolson makes 2-foot layup (Crystal Dangerfield assists)	2	2
8:06	DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	2	2
8:03	Stefanie Dolson defensive rebound	2	2
7:48	Marine Johannes makes 25-foot three pointer (Stefanie Dolson assists)	5	2
7:35	Stefanie Dolson personal foul	5	2
7:25	DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	2
7:22	Stefanie Dolson defensive rebound	5	2
7:10	Marine Johannes misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	2
7:08	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	5	2
7:00	DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Jonquel Jones assists)	5	4
6:43	Crystal Dangerfield makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	7	4
6:25	DeWanna Bonner misses layup	7	4
6:22	Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound	7	4
6:22	Courtney Williams personal take foul	7	4
6:08	Natasha Howard makes 14-foot two point shot	9	4
6:08	Alyssa Thomas shooting foul	9	4
6:08	Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 1	10	4
5:55	Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	4
5:52	Courtney Williams offensive rebound	10	4
5:51	Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)	10	6
5:51	Natasha Howard shooting foul	10	6
5:51	Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1	10	6
5:49	Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound	10	6
5:28	Sabrina Ionescu misses 29-foot three point jumper	10	6
5:27	Liberty offensive team rebound	10	6
5:17	Stefanie Dolson makes driving layup (Marine Johannes assists)	12	6
5:03	Stefanie Dolson vs. DeWanna Bonner (Jonquel Jones gains possession)	12	6
5:03	Stefanie Dolson blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 6-foot driving layup	12	6
5:03	Sun offensive team rebound	12	6
4:59	Jonquel Jones misses two point shot	12	6
4:57	Natasha Howard defensive rebound	12	6
4:48	Stefanie Dolson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marine Johannes assists)	15	6
4:34	Natisha Hiedeman makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	15	8
4:20	DeWanna Bonner blocks Sabrina Ionescu 's 17-foot pullup jump shot	15	8
4:16	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	15	8
4:05	Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	8
4:03	Marine Johannes defensive rebound	15	8
3:51	Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	8
3:48	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	15	8
3:36	Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)	15	11
3:22	Marine Johannes traveling	15	11
3:22	Official timeout	15	11
3:22	Brionna Jones enters the game for Natisha Hiedeman	15	11
3:22	Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Stefanie Dolson	15	11
3:22	DiDi Richards enters the game for Sabrina Ionescu	15	11
3:22	Michaela Onyenwere enters the game for Crystal Dangerfield	15	11
3:07	Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup	15	11
3:03	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	15	11
3:02	Jonquel Jones makes two point shot	15	13
2:41	DiDi Richards misses driving layup	15	13
2:40	Sun defensive team rebound	15	13
2:25	DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	13
2:21	Michaela Onyenwere defensive rebound	15	13
2:10	Michaela Onyenwere makes two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)	17	13
1:53	Jonquel Jones offensive foul	17	13
1:53	Jonquel Jones turnover	17	13
1:53	Stefanie Dolson enters the game for Natasha Howard	17	13
1:40	Michaela Onyenwere makes two point shot (Marine Johannes assists)	19	13
1:23	Courtney Williams misses 15-foot jumper	19	13
1:18	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	19	13
1:16	Jonquel Jones misses two point shot	19	13
1:14	Stefanie Dolson defensive rebound	19	13
1:09	Michaela Onyenwere misses two point shot	19	13
1:06	DiDi Richards offensive rebound	19	13
1:02	Marine Johannes makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)	22	13
1:01	Sun Full timeout	22	13
42.1	Michaela Onyenwere personal foul	22	13
40.3	Courtney Williams makes 14-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)	22	15
24.7	Stefanie Dolson makes two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)	24	15
18.4	Brionna Jones makes 15-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)	24	17
3.6	Alyssa Thomas personal foul	24	17
0.2	Marine Johannes makes 24-foot three pointer (Stefanie Dolson assists)	27	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	17

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sun
79
Liberty
81

Game 1

7/5

Sun
92
Liberty
65

Game 2

18/5

Liberty
81
Sun
77

Game 3

23/6

Liberty
63
Sun
82

Game 4

19/7

Mohegan Sun Arena

12:00 AM, 23 June 2022

Uncasville, CT

Attendance: 4,652

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Dannica Mosher
Blanca Burns

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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