Chicago Sky at New York Liberty

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

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 leads series 2-0