Liberty 96-87 Mystics (22 Jul, 2023) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

15-5, 8-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	27	23	23	23	96
WSH	20	21	20	26	87

Washington Mystics

11-10, 7-4 home

Myisha Hines-Allen misses 5-foot two point shot
Jonquel Jones blocks Tianna Hawkins 's 3-foot layup
Brittney Sykes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Tianna Hawkins makes 4-foot two point shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
Brittney Sykes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Natasha Cloud makes two point shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
Courtney Vandersloot blocks Brittney Sykes's driving layup
Myisha Hines-Allen misses 5-foot two point shot
Tianna Hawkins misses layup
Myisha Hines-Allen misses two point shot
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Brittney Sykes misses two point shot
Natasha Cloud misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Queen Egbo misses 3-foot two point shot
Brittney Sykes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Queen Egbo makes layup (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)
Tianna Hawkins makes driving layup (Li Meng assists)
Li Meng misses driving layup
Marine Johannes blocks Linnae Harper 's 6-foot layup
Queen Egbo misses 10-foot two point shot
Queen Egbo misses jumper
Li Meng misses 23-foot three point jumper
Natasha Cloud misses driving layup
Linnae Harper misses 15-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes misses 18-foot jumper
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
Myisha Hines-Allen makes driving layup
Cyesha Goree misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natasha Cloud misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Myisha Hines-Allen makes jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Brittney Sykes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes misses driving floating jump shot
Brittney Sykes makes layup
Brittney Sykes makes 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes misses 19-foot jumper
Queen Egbo misses two point shot
Queen Egbo misses layup
Brittney Sykes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tianna Hawkins assists)
Brittney Sykes makes 3-foot layup (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)
Brittney Sykes misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Cloud makes 3-foot layup (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
Natasha Cloud makes layup (Tianna Hawkins assists)
Natasha Cloud misses 8-foot jump bank shot
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Cloud makes 23-foot three point jumper
Myisha Hines-Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones blocks Tianna Hawkins 's 6-foot layup
Tianna Hawkins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Natasha Cloud misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 26-foot three point jumper (Queen Egbo assists)
Natasha Cloud misses driving layup
Li Meng misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tianna Hawkins makes layup
Tianna Hawkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Li Meng assists)
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tianna Hawkins makes layup (Brittney Sykes assists)
Li Meng misses 29-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes misses driving layup
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes two point shot
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes two point shot (Tianna Hawkins assists)
Brittney Sykes makes driving layup
Brittney Sykes misses driving layup
Brittney Sykes makes driving layup
Li Meng misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes misses jumper
Natasha Cloud makes driving layup (Brittney Sykes assists)
Li Meng makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes misses driving layup
Natasha Cloud misses driving layup
Brittney Sykes makes driving layup
Jonquel Jones blocks Brittney Sykes 's 5-foot layup
Natasha Cloud makes 22-foot jumper
Natasha Cloud misses layup
Li Meng misses 25-foot three point jumper
Betnijah Laney misses driving layup
Jonquel Jones misses layup
Breanna Stewart misses 16-foot jumper
Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup
Sabrina Ionescu misses 32-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones makes layup
Breanna Stewart misses three point jumper
Jonquel Jones makes layup (Betnijah Laney assists)
Courtney Vandersloot misses two point shot
Sabrina Ionescu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
Jonquel Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Betnijah Laney assists)
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Jonquel Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Sabrina Ionescu makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)
Marine Johannes misses three point jumper
Kayla Thornton misses 21-foot jumper
Queen Egbo blocks Breanna Stewart 's 5-foot layup
Sabrina Ionescu makes three point jumper
Marine Johannes misses 55-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes alley oop layup (Marine Johannes assists)
Courtney Vandersloot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marine Johannes assists)
Courtney Vandersloot misses driving layup
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
Breanna Stewart misses 17-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
Courtney Vandersloot misses 26-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes layup (Jonquel Jones assists)
Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough blocks Courtney Vandersloot 's 4-foot driving layup
Jonquel Jones makes layup
Jonquel Jones misses three point jumper
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough blocks Courtney Vandersloot 's 3-foot driving layup
Courtney Vandersloot misses 26-foot three point jumper
Betnijah Laney makes driving layup
Marine Johannes makes driving layup (Kayla Thornton assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 3-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Betnijah Laney makes layup
Breanna Stewart misses 13-foot jumper
Sabrina Ionescu misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Betnijah Laney makes two point shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Betnijah Laney misses 23-foot three point jumper
Courtney Vandersloot makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
Betnijah Laney makes layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses 17-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart makes 26-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Betnijah Laney misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marine Johannes misses 30-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla Thornton misses three point jumper
Kayla Thornton misses 10-foot jumper
Queen Egbo blocks Kayla Thornton 's 4-foot layup
Marine Johannes makes 26-foot three point jumper
Marine Johannes misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jocelyn Willoughby misses driving layup
Jonquel Jones misses 38-foot three point shot
Courtney Vandersloot misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Sabrina Ionescu misses 28-foot jump bank shot
Tianna Hawkins blocks Courtney Vandersloot's driving layup
Jonquel Jones makes layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Breanna Stewart misses layup
Betnijah Laney misses 24-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes two point shot
Breanna Stewart makes layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Jonquel Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup (Betnijah Laney assists)
Sabrina Ionescu makes 9-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart makes 7-foot two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses 29-foot three point jumper
Betnijah Laney makes two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Breanna Stewart misses jumper
Jonquel Jones makes layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses 34-foot three point jumper

LIBERTY

MYSTICS

TIME		NY	WSH
10:00	Jonquel Jones vs. Brittney Sykes (Betnijah Laney gains possession)	0	0
9:49	Brittney Sykes personal foul	0	0
9:44	Jonquel Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
9:24	Myisha Hines-Allen misses 5-foot two point shot	0	0
9:22	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	0	0
9:05	Betnijah Laney misses driving layup	0	0
9:03	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	0	0
9:03	Jonquel Jones misses layup	0	0
8:58	Natasha Cloud defensive rebound	0	0
8:54	Jonquel Jones blocks Tianna Hawkins 's 3-foot layup	0	0
8:51	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	0	0
8:43	Breanna Stewart misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
8:40	Brittney Sykes defensive rebound	0	0
8:29	Brittney Sykes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)	0	3
8:16	Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup	2	3
8:06	Tianna Hawkins makes 4-foot two point shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)	2	5
8:00	Betnijah Laney steps out of bounds turnover	2	5
7:43	Brittney Sykes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)	2	8
7:33	Courtney Vandersloot bad pass (Natasha Cloud steals)	2	8
7:29	Natasha Cloud makes two point shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)	2	10
7:22	Liberty Full timeout	2	10
7:08	Sabrina Ionescu misses 32-foot three point jumper	2	10
7:04	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	2	10
7:02	Jonquel Jones makes layup	4	10
6:40	Courtney Vandersloot blocks Brittney Sykes's driving layup	4	10
6:36	Courtney Vandersloot defensive rebound	4	10
6:34	Breanna Stewart misses three point jumper	4	10
6:30	Brittney Sykes defensive rebound	4	10
6:24	Myisha Hines-Allen misses 5-foot two point shot	4	10
6:23	Tianna Hawkins offensive rebound	4	10
6:22	Tianna Hawkins misses layup	4	10
6:22	Myisha Hines-Allen offensive rebound	4	10
6:19	Myisha Hines-Allen misses two point shot	4	10
6:19	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	4	10
6:15	Jonquel Jones makes layup (Betnijah Laney assists)	6	10
6:15	Natasha Cloud shooting foul	6	10
6:15	Queen Egbo enters the game for Myisha Hines-Allen	6	10
6:15	Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 1	7	10
6:04	Natasha Cloud bad pass (Sabrina Ionescu steals)	7	10
5:57	Courtney Vandersloot misses two point shot	7	10
5:55	Brittney Sykes defensive rebound	7	10
5:41	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	7	12
5:30	Sabrina Ionescu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)	10	12
5:07	Brittney Sykes misses two point shot	10	12
5:06	Liberty defensive team rebound	10	12
4:56	Jonquel Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Betnijah Laney assists)	13	12
4:32	Natasha Cloud misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	13	12
4:28	Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound	13	12
4:26	Jonquel Jones makes two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)	15	12
4:12	Queen Egbo misses 3-foot two point shot	15	12
4:09	Queen Egbo offensive rebound	15	12
4:04	Brittney Sykes misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	12
3:59	Courtney Vandersloot defensive rebound	15	12
3:53	Natasha Cloud shooting foul	15	12
3:53	Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 3	16	12
3:53	Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 2 of 3	17	12
3:53	Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 3 of 3	18	12
3:53	Li Meng enters the game for Natasha Cloud	18	12
3:43	Queen Egbo offensive foul	18	12
3:43	Queen Egbo turnover	18	12
3:43	Marine Johannes enters the game for Courtney Vandersloot	18	12
3:28	Jonquel Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)	21	12
3:27	Mystics Full timeout	21	12
3:27	Kayla Thornton enters the game for Breanna Stewart	21	12
3:13	Kayla Thornton shooting foul	21	12
3:13	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes free throw 1 of 2	21	13
3:13	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes free throw 2 of 2	21	14
3:01	Sabrina Ionescu makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)	24	14
2:49	Marine Johannes personal foul	24	14
2:38	Queen Egbo makes layup (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)	24	16
2:24	Jonquel Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover	24	16
2:23	Linnae Harper enters the game for Brittney Sykes	24	16
2:23	Natasha Cloud enters the game for Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	24	16
2:15	Tianna Hawkins makes driving layup (Li Meng assists)	24	18
2:06	Marine Johannes misses three point jumper	24	18
2:05	Liberty offensive team rebound	24	18
2:05	Sabrina Ionescu loose ball foul	24	18
2:05	Sabrina Ionescu turnover	24	18
2:05	Breanna Stewart enters the game for Jonquel Jones	24	18
1:59	Sabrina Ionescu personal foul	24	18
1:50	Li Meng misses driving layup	24	18
1:47	Marine Johannes defensive rebound	24	18
1:47	Marine Johannes bad pass	24	18
1:29	Marine Johannes blocks Linnae Harper 's 6-foot layup	24	18
1:26	Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound	24	18
1:25	Betnijah Laney traveling	24	18
1:07	Queen Egbo misses 10-foot two point shot	24	18
1:05	Marine Johannes defensive rebound	24	18
55.0	Kayla Thornton misses 21-foot jumper	24	18
53.0	Marine Johannes offensive rebound	24	18
46.1	Queen Egbo blocks Breanna Stewart 's 5-foot layup	24	18
43.1	Natasha Cloud defensive rebound	24	18
41.1	Natasha Cloud out of bounds bad pass turnover	24	18
41.1	Myisha Hines-Allen enters the game for Tianna Hawkins	24	18
41.1	Jocelyn Willoughby enters the game for Betnijah Laney	24	18
34.1	Sabrina Ionescu makes three point jumper	27	18
12.1	Queen Egbo misses jumper	27	18
8.2	Marine Johannes defensive rebound	27	18
6.0	Queen Egbo personal foul	27	18
4.2	Jocelyn Willoughby bad pass (Myisha Hines-Allen steals)	27	18
2.1	Marine Johannes personal foul	27	18
2.1	Myisha Hines-Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	27	19
2.1	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough enters the game for Natasha Cloud	27	19
2.1	Myisha Hines-Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	27	20
0.1	Marine Johannes misses 55-foot three point jumper	27	20
0.1	Liberty offensive team rebound	27	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	20

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Liberty
64
Mystics
80

Game 1

20/5

Mystics
88
Liberty
89

Game 2

25/6

Liberty
96
Mystics
87

Game 3

22/7

Mystics
90
Liberty
88

Game 4

10/9

Entertainment & Sports Arena

12:00 AM, 22 July 2023

Washington, DC

Attendance: 4,200

Referees:
Jeff Smith
Angel Kent
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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