NBA

Chicago Sky at New York Liberty

· Women's National Basketball Association
9-18, 4-11 Away
Final
95 - 94

15-12, 8-5 Home

Ionescu scores 29 points, 9 in the last minute, to rally the Liberty to a 95-94 win over the Sky

New York Liberty vs. Chicago Sky - Game Highlights

The Liberty erased a 12-point deficit in the final five minutes. They trailed 91-85 with less than a minute to play, before Ionescu hit a contested 3-pointer from the corner falling out of bounds, made another 3-pointer and then converted a three-point play with 15.1 seconds left to tie the game at 94.

Courtney Vandersloot fed Kamilla Cardoso on a pick-and-roll but Cardoso missed the layup and fouled Jones, who made one of the free throws.

Breanna Stewart had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Liberty (15-12). Jones added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Rebecca Allen scored 12 points. Ionescu was 8 of 11 from the field with five 3-pointers and 8 of 8 from the foul line.

Sydney Taylor had a career-high 31 points for the Sky (9-18). Vandersloot had 14 points and Cardoso scored 10.

Gabriela Jaquez and Taylor hit 3s to start a run that saw the Sky boost a one-point lead entering the fourth quarter to an 84-72 advantage when Taylor drilled another 3 with 5 1/2 minutes to play.

The Liberty bounced back with Stewart's basket and 3s from Jones and Ionescu, which she turned into a four-point play. When Stewart blocked Vandersloot's layup and made a layup at the other end, New York was back with 86-85 with 2:35 to play.

Up next Sky: Home against Connecticut on July 30.

Liberty: At Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 94 - 95
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 94 - 95
4th 0.0 Liberty defensive team rebound 94 - 95
4th 0.0 Courtney Vandersloot misses 39-foot three point pullup jump shot 94 - 95
4th 1.0 Kamilla Cardoso defensive rebound 94 - 95

Statistics

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34-71 FG 29-71
48 Field Goal % 41
7-21 3PT 11-28
33 Three Point % 39
19-21 FT 26-28
90 Free Throw % 93
30 Rebounds 37
4 Offensive Rebounds 10
26 Defensive Rebounds 27
27 Assists 17
8 Steals 1
6 Blocks 6
9 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 13
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
14 Fast Break Points 7
42 Points in Paint 34
20 Fouls 16
12 Largest Lead 5
10 Lead Changes 10
80 Percent Led 14

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 16,783 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W5 0.6818182 30
Washington 2 16 W4 0.6363636 28
Indiana 2 16 L1 0.6363636 28
New York 4 18 L2 0.59090906 26
Chicago 14 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Toronto 19 33 L8 0.25 11
Connecticut 19 33 W1 0.25 11
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