NBA

New York Liberty at Connecticut Sun

· Women's National Basketball Association
New York Liberty
1-12, 1-6 Away
Final
82 - 65

Connecticut Sun
6-8, 3-4 Home

Thomas, Bonner lead Sun to 85-62 win over Liberty

Jasmine Thomas added 16 points and Briann January scored 11 for Connecticut (6-8), which has won five of its last seven.

The Liberty (1-12), who have lost seven in a row, never led. The Sun took a 45-38 lead into halftime and outscored New York 21-11 in the third quarter to pull away for good.

Kia Nurse led the Liberty with 17 points. They shot 37% from the field and committed 18 turnovers.

New York announced Saturday that Sabrina Ionescu, the No. 1 pick in April's draft, will not need surgery on her injured ankle, although there is no timetable for her return. The point guard suffered a grade 3 sprain of the ankle on July 31 and was originally expected to miss approximately a month.

Regular Season Series

CON wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 65 - 82
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 65 - 82
4th 1.1 shot clock turnover 65 - 82
4th 25.1 Megan Walker makes layup (Jazmine Jones assists) 65 - 82
4th 35.1 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis turnover 63 - 82

Statistics

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20-54 FG 33-74
37 Field Goal % 45
8-29 3PT 5-23
28 Three Point % 22
17-19 FT 11-15
89 Free Throw % 73
35 Rebounds 35
4 Offensive Rebounds 7
31 Defensive Rebounds 28
19 Assists 23
6 Steals 12
3 Blocks 3
18 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 2
19 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
33 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
4 Fast Break Points 4
24 Points in Paint 38
19 Fouls 19
0 Largest Lead 21

Game Information

Venue: IMG Academy

Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 9 W2 0.6086956 14
Atlanta 0.5 10 W1 0.5833333 14
New York 1.5 11 L3 0.5416667 13
Washington 2 10 W1 0.52380955 11
Toronto 4 13 W1 0.4347826 10
Chicago 7 16 L2 0.3043478 7
Connecticut 8.5 18 W1 0.25 6
Full Standings

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