Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCharles has 25 points, Liberty beat Dream 78-67
New York trailed by nine points midway through the third quarter, but closed on a 15-3 run to take a 54-51 lead. The Dream only made one field goal in the last 6 minutes of the quarter. Brittany Boyd's 3-pointer started New York's 9-2 spurt to open the fourth for a 10-point lead.
Epiphanny Prince made three 3-pointers and finished with 18 points for New York (18-7). Kiah Stokes scored six of her eight points in the final 3 minutes.
Tiffany Hayes led Atlanta (9-16) with 17 points and Angel McCoughtry had 13. DeLisha Milton-Jones was signed by the Dream before the game and is two appearances short of tying Tina Thompson for the WNBA career record.
Charles received her FIBA World Championship ring before the game.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 4-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 67 - 78 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 67 - 78 |
| 4th 11.0 |  |
Angel McCoughtry makes driving layup (Sancho Lyttle assists) | 67 - 78 |
| 4th 22.0 |  |
Kiah Stokes makes free throw 2 of 2 | 65 - 78 |
| 4th 22.0 | |
Kiah Stokes makes free throw 1 of 2 | 65 - 77 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-67 | FG | 30-64 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-14 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 15-20 | FT | 13-15 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 9,303 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W1 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 New York |
2 | 16 | W1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Chicago |
11 | 25 | L3 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Toronto |
15 | 29 | L4 | 0.275 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
16 | 30 | L3 | 0.25 | 10 |
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