Sun 63-57 Liberty (10 May, 2023) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	18	3	12	24	57
CONN	15	19	17	12	63

Connecticut Sun

1-0, 1-0 home

Natisha Hiedeman makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Brionna Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Brionna Jones makes layup (Rebecca Allen assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rebecca Allen assists)
Rebecca Allen misses 16-foot jumper
Tiffany Hayes misses 13-foot jumper
Brionna Jones misses 14-foot jumper
Brionna Jones misses layup
Tiffany Hayes makes 15-foot jumper (Brionna Jones assists)
Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyasha Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Natisha Hiedeman misses 12-foot jumper
Natisha Hiedeman misses layup
DiJonai Carrington misses three point jumper
DiJonai Carrington makes layup (Tyasha Harris assists)
DiJonai Carrington misses layup
Tyasha Harris misses 15-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Rebecca Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rebecca Allen makes 22-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Natisha Hiedeman makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Jocelyn Willoughby blocks Tyasha Harris 's 5-foot layup
Rebecca Allen misses 5-foot jumper
Tyasha Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyasha Harris misses 18-foot jumper
Brionna Jones makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Brionna Jones makes layup (Tiffany Hayes assists)
Natisha Hiedeman misses layup
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Tiffany Hayes assists)
Rebecca Allen makes layup
Natisha Hiedeman misses three point jumper
Tiffany Hayes makes three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Rebecca Allen makes 11-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Rebecca Allen makes 16-foot jumper
Olivia Nelson-Ododa misses layup
Tyasha Harris misses 10-foot jumper
Olivia Nelson-Ododa misses layup
Rebecca Allen misses 17-foot jumper
Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes 11-foot jumper
Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes layup (Tyasha Harris assists)
Epiphanny Prince blocks Tyasha Harris 's 7-foot layup
Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes 9-foot jumper (Caitlin Bickle assists)
Han Xu blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 6-foot layup
Jayla Everett makes 24-foot three point jumper (DiJonai Carrington assists)
Ashten Prechtel misses layup
DiJonai Carrington makes 9-foot jumper
Stephanie Mawuli blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 7-foot layup
Ashten Prechtel misses 14-foot jumper
Caitlin Bickle misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alexis Morris misses 19-foot jumper
Jayla Everett misses 25-foot three point jumper
Olivia Nelson-Ododa misses layup
Jayla Everett misses 12-foot jumper
Diamond Battles misses 19-foot jumper
DiJonai Carrington makes layup
Ashten Prechtel misses layup
Olivia Nelson-Ododa misses 9-foot jumper
Ashten Prechtel misses 22-foot jumper
Ashten Prechtel misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ashten Prechtel makes three point jumper (Nia Clouden assists)
Alexis Morris misses 19-foot jumper
Sabrina Ionescu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rebecca Allen blocks Sabrina Ionescu 's 6-foot jumper
Betnijah Laney misses 15-foot jumper
Sabrina Ionescu misses layup
Stefanie Dolson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stefanie Dolson assists)
Stefanie Dolson makes layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Sabrina Ionescu makes 30-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)
Kayla Thornton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Stefanie Dolson assists)
Kayla Thornton misses jumper
DiDi Richards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Epiphanny Prince assists)
Epiphanny Prince misses 12-foot jumper
Nyara Sabally makes layup (Epiphanny Prince assists)
DiDi Richards misses 24-foot three point jumper
Han Xu misses 12-foot jumper
Betnijah Laney makes layup (DiDi Richards assists)
Epiphanny Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nyara Sabally makes layup
Sabrina Ionescu misses 11-foot jumper
Rebecca Allen blocks Betnijah Laney 's 14-foot jumper
Stefanie Dolson misses 12-foot jumper
Kayla Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rebecca Allen blocks Sabrina Ionescu 's 25-foot three point jumper
Epiphanny Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Han Xu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nyara Sabally makes 13-foot jumper
Sabrina Ionescu misses 23-foot three point jumper
Betnijah Laney makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stefanie Dolson assists)
Betnijah Laney misses dunk
Sabrina Ionescu makes 29-foot three point jumper (Betnijah Laney assists)
Betnijah Laney misses 10-foot jumper
Sabrina Ionescu misses 18-foot jumper
Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Han Xu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Han Xu misses 25-foot three point jumper
DiDi Richards misses three point jumper
Epiphanny Prince misses 21-foot jumper
Jocelyn Willoughby misses 24-foot three point jumper
Stefanie Dolson misses 10-foot jumper
Sika Koné makes 7-foot jumper (Stefanie Dolson assists)
Stefanie Dolson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sika Koné misses layup
Stephanie Mawuli makes 11-foot jumper
Morgan Green makes layup
Han Xu makes 19-foot jumper
Stephanie Mawuli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Han Xu makes 6-foot hook shot (Stephanie Mawuli assists)
Stephanie Mawuli makes three point jumper (Morgan Green assists)
Morgan Green misses 8-foot jumper
Han Xu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Morgan Green assists)

LIBERTY

SUN

TIME		NY	CONN
10:00	Nyara Sabally vs. Brionna Jones (Kayla Thornton gains possession)	0	0
9:44	Sabrina Ionescu misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:32	Sabrina Ionescu offensive rebound	0	0
9:30	Rebecca Allen blocks Sabrina Ionescu 's 6-foot jumper	0	0
9:18	Rebecca Allen defensive rebound	0	0
9:17	Natisha Hiedeman makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)	0	2
9:09	Betnijah Laney misses 15-foot jumper	0	2
9:05	Brionna Jones defensive rebound	0	2
9:02	Brionna Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)	0	5
8:49	Tiffany Hayes personal foul	0	5
8:42	Sabrina Ionescu misses layup	0	5
8:38	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	0	5
8:35	Alyssa Thomas misses layup	0	5
8:30	Kayla Thornton defensive rebound	0	5
8:21	Stefanie Dolson misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	5
8:17	Rebecca Allen defensive rebound	0	5
8:12	Nyara Sabally shooting foul	0	5
8:12	Tiffany Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	0	5
8:12	Sun offensive team rebound	0	5
8:12	Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	0	6
7:59	Stefanie Dolson offensive foul	0	6
7:59	Stefanie Dolson turnover	0	6
7:41	Brionna Jones makes layup (Rebecca Allen assists)	0	8
7:29	Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stefanie Dolson assists)	3	8
7:21	Sabrina Ionescu personal foul	3	8
7:12	Alyssa Thomas misses layup	3	8
7:09	Nyara Sabally defensive rebound	3	8
7:04	Kayla Thornton lost ball turnover	3	8
6:48	Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rebecca Allen assists)	3	11
6:34	Stefanie Dolson lost ball turnover (Alyssa Thomas steals)	3	11
6:21	Rebecca Allen misses 16-foot jumper	3	11
6:16	Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound	3	11
6:09	Stefanie Dolson makes layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)	5	11
5:58	Tiffany Hayes lost ball turnover	5	11
5:38	Sabrina Ionescu makes 30-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)	8	11
5:17	Tiffany Hayes misses 13-foot jumper	8	11
5:13	Rebecca Allen offensive rebound	8	11
5:06	Betnijah Laney personal foul	8	11
5:03	DiDi Richards enters the game for Nyara Sabally	8	11
5:03	Epiphanny Prince enters the game for Betnijah Laney	8	11
4:55	Natisha Hiedeman bad pass (Sabrina Ionescu steals)	8	11
4:42	Kayla Thornton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Stefanie Dolson assists)	11	11
4:25	Brionna Jones misses 14-foot jumper	11	11
4:21	Kayla Thornton defensive rebound	11	11
4:12	Brionna Jones personal foul	11	11
4:12	Official timeout	11	11
4:12	Tyasha Harris enters the game for Rebecca Allen	11	11
4:00	Kayla Thornton misses jumper	11	11
4:00	Sun defensive team rebound	11	11
3:43	Brionna Jones misses layup	11	11
3:37	Brionna Jones offensive rebound	11	11
3:36	Tiffany Hayes makes 15-foot jumper (Brionna Jones assists)	11	13
3:16	DiDi Richards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Epiphanny Prince assists)	14	13
3:01	Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	13
2:56	Natisha Hiedeman offensive rebound	14	13
2:54	Tyasha Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	13
2:49	Kayla Thornton defensive rebound	14	13
2:47	Sabrina Ionescu bad pass	14	13
2:47	Olivia Nelson-Ododa enters the game for Brionna Jones	14	13
2:47	Betnijah Laney enters the game for Kayla Thornton	14	13
2:47	Han Xu enters the game for Sabrina Ionescu	14	13
2:47	Nyara Sabally enters the game for Stefanie Dolson	14	13
2:34	Han Xu personal foul	14	13
2:25	Natisha Hiedeman misses 12-foot jumper	14	13
2:19	Epiphanny Prince defensive rebound	14	13
2:17	Natisha Hiedeman personal foul	14	13
2:17	DiJonai Carrington enters the game for Tiffany Hayes	14	13
2:01	Epiphanny Prince misses 12-foot jumper	14	13
1:58	Olivia Nelson-Ododa defensive rebound	14	13
1:45	Natisha Hiedeman misses layup	14	13
1:41	Betnijah Laney defensive rebound	14	13
1:36	Nyara Sabally makes layup (Epiphanny Prince assists)	16	13
1:19	Nyara Sabally shooting foul	16	13
1:19	Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2	16	13
1:19	Sun offensive team rebound	16	13
1:19	Nia Clouden enters the game for Natisha Hiedeman	16	13
1:19	Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2	16	13
1:16	Olivia Nelson-Ododa offensive rebound	16	13
1:14	DiJonai Carrington misses three point jumper	16	13
1:11	Epiphanny Prince defensive rebound	16	13
58.1	DiDi Richards misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	13
54.0	Epiphanny Prince offensive rebound	16	13
48.1	Han Xu misses 12-foot jumper	16	13
44.1	DiJonai Carrington defensive rebound	16	13
30.1	DiJonai Carrington offensive charge	16	13
30.1	DiJonai Carrington turnover	16	13
30.1	Brionna Jones enters the game for Alyssa Thomas	16	13
10.2	Betnijah Laney makes layup (DiDi Richards assists)	18	13
3.1	DiJonai Carrington makes layup (Tyasha Harris assists)	18	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	15

Regular Season Series

NY wins 4-0

Sun
65
Liberty
81

Game 1

27/5

Liberty
89
Sun
81

Game 2

28/6

Liberty
95
Sun
90

Game 3

25/8

Sun
58
Liberty
89

Game 4

2/9

Mohegan Sun Arena

4:00 PM, 10 May 2023

Uncasville, CT

Referees:
Angelica Suffren
Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Biniam Maru

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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