New York Liberty at Chicago Sky
· WNBA Commissioner's CupLiberty tie franchise mark of 14 3s, beat Sky 93-85
Ionescu made 7 of 13 from the field and hit five of New York's franchise record-tying 14 3-pointers. Rebecca Allen scored 13 points, Natasha Howard had 12, Sami Whitcomb added 11 and Michaela Onyenwere 10 for the Liberty (4-1).
Allen and Jazmine Jones hit back-to-back 3s to close the third quarter with a four-point lead and the Sky (1-2) trailed the rest of the way.
Diamond DeShields led Chicago with 22 points, Ruthy Hebard scored 15 and grabbed 10 rebounds and Courtney Vandersloot had 14 points, 16 assists and four steals. Astou Ndour-Fall added 17 points.
The Liberty, who shot a WNBA-low 27.7% from behind the arc last season, are shooting 44.4% from 3-point range and their league-leading 59 made 3s this season are 21 more than any other team.
Allie Quigley (hamstring) and Candace Parker (ankle) did not play for the Sky.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 93 - 85 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 93 - 85 |
| 4th 13.7 |  |
Natasha Howard defensive rebound | 93 - 85 |
| 4th 13.7 |  |
Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point jumper | 93 - 85 |
| 4th 17.8 | |
Astou Ndour defensive rebound | 93 - 85 |
Statistics
 NY |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-73 | FG | 33-81 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 14-28 | 3PT | 6-12 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 7-10 | FT | 13-15 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 1,332 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 8 | W1 | 0.61904764 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 8 | L4 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Indiana |
1 | 8 | W1 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Washington |
2 | 9 | W2 | 0.5263158 | 10 |
 Toronto |
3 | 10 | L1 | 0.47368422 | 9 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 14 | L2 | 0.3 | 6 |
 Connecticut |
8.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.2 | 4 |
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