Connecticut Sun at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSun clinch top three seed in playoffs with win over New York
Connecticut (22-9) assured itself of finishing no lower than the No. 3 seed in the playoffs. The Sun are a half-game behind Washington (22-8) for the top seed. The Mystics play at Dallas on Saturday night.
The Sun led 50-41 at halftime before New York went on a 21-7 run and lead 61-57 with 2:20 left in the third quarter. Connecticut responded with a 10-0 run to end the quarter and never trailed again.
Marine Johannes led New York (9-22) with 21 points. The Liberty rested Tina Charles.
Regular Season Series
CON wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 94 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 94 - 84 |
| 4th 8.7 |  |
Kia Nurse bad pass (Courtney Williams steals) | 94 - 84 |
| 4th 19.4 |  |
Courtney Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 | 94 - 84 |
| 4th 19.4 | |
Courtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 2 | 93 - 84 |
Statistics
 CON |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-67 | FG | 33-76 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-13 | 3PT | 10-24 |
| 54 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 19-25 | FT | 8-10 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fouls | 20 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: White Plains, NY
Attendance: 1,791 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W4 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W4 | 0.6296296 | 17 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W3 | 0.5555556 | 15 |
 New York |
2.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.55172414 | 16 |
 Toronto |
8 | 18 | L5 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | W1 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
11.5 | 22 | L4 | 0.2413793 | 7 |
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Wilson, Young help the Aces beat the Liberty 104-99
— A'ja Wilson had 33 points and 10 rebounds, Jackie Young added 27 points and nine assists and the Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty 104-99 on Thursday night.
Cardoso scores 18 points in 4th quarter, Sky rallies to beat Sun 94-88
— Kamilla Cardoso scored 18 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter, Sydney Taylor had 14 points and six assists and the Chicago Sky overcame a 14-point deficit to beat the Connecticut Sun 94-88 on Thursday night.