New York Liberty at Chicago Sky
· Women's National Basketball AssociationVandersloot sparks Sky to 89-81 victory over Liberty
Vandersloot made a 3-pointer with 1:27 left, turning a two-point advantage into an 84-79 lead. She hadn’t scored in double figures in eight straight games.
Kahleah Copper and Allie Quigley scored 16 points each for defending champion Chicago (22-7), with Copper adding 11 rebounds.
Sabrina Ionescu scored 16 points for New York (10-18). Natasha Howard had 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven of the Liberty's 18 turnovers.
Vandersloot scored 12 points in the third quarter to help Chicago turn a 46-44 halftime deficit into a 71-70 lead heading into the final period.
Chicago was coming off a loss to the Liberty in New York on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 89 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 89 |
| 4th 3.9 |  |
Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2 | 81 - 89 |
| 4th 3.9 | |
Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2 | 81 - 88 |
| 4th 3.9 |  |
Sabrina Ionescu personal take foul | 81 - 87 |
Statistics
 NY |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-65 | FG | 30-67 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 18-20 | FT | 22-27 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 6,924 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Atlanta |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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