Chicago Sky at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCardoso has 22 and 16 rebounds, Reese adds 21 and 10; Sky beats Liberty to snap 5-game skid
Chicago (9-26), which had lost 13 of 14 overall, also snapped a five-game skid against New York.
Ariel Atkins scored 19 points, nine in the fourth quarter, and Michaela Onyenwere added 13 for the Sky in a game that featured 21 lead changes and 11 ties.
Jonquel Jones made a career-high tying five 3-pointers and scored 25 points for the Liberty. Sabrina Ionescu added 16 points and Natasha Cloud 14.
Ionescu made two free throws that gave the Liberty an 85-83 lead with 2:23 left in the game. Atkins answered with a runner in the lane, drew a foul fighting through a screen by Emma Meesseman, and then made one from the free-throw line to give Chicago the lead for good with 1:35 remaining.
New York, the defending WNBA champion, went 0 for 4 from the field with a turnover as the Sky closed the game on an 8-0 run.
The Sky scored a season-high 52 points in the paint and shot 50% (31 of 62) from the field. Cardoso made 8 of 9 from the field, hit 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and had five assists.
New York, which went into the game leading the WNBA in made 3-pointers (9.9 per game), was 10 of 20 from 3-point range in the first half but hit just 3 of 17 (18%) after halftime.
Breanna Stewart (knee) did not play for the Liberty.
The Liberty plays Atlanta on the road and the Sky hosts Connecticut on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 91 - 85 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 91 - 85 |
| 4th 18.1 |  |
Ariel Atkins defensive rebound | 91 - 85 |
| 4th 21.8 |  |
Marine Johannes misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot | 91 - 85 |
| 4th 26.4 | |
Angel Reese makes free throw 2 of 2 | 91 - 85 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-62 | FG | 30-72 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-18 | 3PT | 13-37 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 25-29 | FT | 12-15 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 24 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 15,887 · 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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