New York Liberty at Connecticut Sun

· Women's National Basketball Association

New York Liberty

26-7, 14-3 Away

Final
90 - 95

Connecticut Sun

23-11, 9-6 Home

Breanna Stewart sets Liberty scoring record, rallies New York past Connecticut in OT

Connecticut Sun vs. New York Liberty - Condensed Game

Connecticut's Alyssa Thomas broke the WNBA record for double-doubles in a season with her 24th. She finished with 22 points and 12 assists on her bobblehead night.

Stewart also had 12 rebounds. Jonquel Jones had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Liberty (26-7), who moved 3 1/2 games ahead of the Sun (23-11) for second place with six games to play in the regular season.

Stewart had a key putback late in regulation and scored the first five points in overtime.

Sabrina Ionescu, who made 2 of 3 free throws with 1.3 seconds left in regulation, scored the last four points to help hold off the Sun. She finished with 18 points.

DeWanna Bonner had 30 points and 12 rebounds for Connecticut, which led from the midpoint of the second quarter until Stewart scored in overtime. Bonner caught Sue Bird for seventh on the career scoring list with 6,803 points.

Stewart, who has 747 points this year, scored off an offensive rebound with 4 seconds left in regulation to pull the Liberty within 82-80. Courtney Vandersloot then stole the inbounds pass and got the ball to Ionescu, who was fouled on a 3-point attempt. Ionescu made the first two shots to send the game to OT.

Connecticut used a 16-2 run in the second quarter to build a 48-34 lead at the half. The Sun pushed the lead to 59-39 when Natisha Hiedeman scored on a reverse layup, thanks to a pass from Thomas. The Liberty responded with a 10-0 run to begin their rally.

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

5th 0.0	End of Game	95 - 90
5th 0.0	End of the 1st Overtime	95 - 90
5th 2.0	Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound	95 - 90
5th 4.1	Alyssa Thomas misses 11-foot jumper	95 - 90
5th 11.1	Sun Full timeout	95 - 90

Statistics

NY		CON
33-75	FG	36-76
44	Field Goal %	47
8-31	3PT	11-32
26	Three Point %	34
21-26	FT	7-8
81	Free Throw %	88
43	Rebounds	35
12	Offensive Rebounds	6
31	Defensive Rebounds	29
23	Assists	27
5	Steals	4
3	Blocks	1
11	Turnovers	11
1	Team Turnovers	1
12	Total Turnovers	12
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	2
16	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	20
8	Fast Break Points	7
40	Points in Paint	38
16	Fouls	24
7	Largest Lead	20