NBA

New York Liberty at Connecticut Sun

· Women's National Basketball Association
New York Liberty
6-4, 1-2 Away
Final
96 - 76

Connecticut Sun
4-5, 2-2 Home

Sun beats Liberty 96-76 for 1st series win since 2014

Jones has four double-doubles in her last five games, averaging 17 points and 14.8 rebounds during the span.

Connecticut raced out to a 24-12 lead and never trailed. Williams scored 15 points in the first half as the Sun built a 45-32 lead and Rachel Banham's back-to-back 3-pointers to open the fourth quarter made it 80-56.

Alyssa Thomas scored 18 points, and Jasmine Thomas added 14 points and a season-high eight assists for Connecticut (4-5).

Tina Charles picked up her second foul with 4:46 left in the first quarter, had seven points at halftime, and finished with 17 for New York (6-4). Shavonte Zellous scored 16 points, including eight of the Liberty's first 13.

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 76 - 96
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 76 - 96
4th 13.0 Rebecca Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cierra Burdick assists) 76 - 96
4th 24.0 Ameryst Alston defensive rebound 73 - 96
4th 25.0 Cierra Burdick blocks Feyonda Fitzgerald 's 5-foot jumper 73 - 96

Statistics

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29-69 FG 34-67
42 Field Goal % 51
4-15 3PT 8-17
27 Three Point % 47
14-18 FT 20-25
78 Free Throw % 80
30 Rebounds 30
11 Offensive Rebounds 7
19 Defensive Rebounds 23
11 Assists 20
5 Steals 6
4 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 9
1 Technical Fouls 2
1 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
4 Fast Break Points 8
32 Points in Paint 42
20 Fouls 17
0 Largest Lead 25

Game Information

Mohegan Sun Arena

Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 4,818 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 12 W4 0.6571429 23
Atlanta 1.5 13 L1 0.61764705 21
New York 1.5 14 W2 0.6111111 22
Washington 2.5 14 W1 0.5882353 20
Chicago 10 22 W1 0.37142858 13
Toronto 12 23 L10 0.3030303 10
Connecticut 14 25 L2 0.24242425 8
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