Sun 98-69 Liberty (Sep 15, 2021) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

11-20, 5-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	20	27	13	9	69
CONN	14	30	33	21	98

Connecticut Sun

25-6, 14-1 home

DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Brionna Jones makes two point shot
Jonquel Jones misses 6-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Briann January misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Jonquel Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot two point shot
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
Briann January misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
Natasha Howard blocks Kaila Charles 's 2-foot driving layup
Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
Jonquel Jones makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
DiDi Richards blocks Brionna Jones 's 3-foot layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot two point shot
Brionna Jones makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup
Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brionna Jones assists)
Natisha Hiedeman makes 26-foot three point jumper
DiJonai Carrington makes driving layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
DiJonai Carrington makes 8-foot step back jumpshot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes 1-foot layup (DiJonai Carrington assists)
Briann January misses step back jumpshot
DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 5-foot jump bank shot (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes two point shot
Jasmine Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brionna Jones assists)
Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brionna Jones misses layup
Briann January misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 5-foot jumper
Brionna Jones makes two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 78-foot three point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 2-foot two point shot
Jonquel Jones makes 3-foot layup (Briann January assists)
Brionna Jones makes 11-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Briann January makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brionna Jones assists)
Jonquel Jones makes 20-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Brionna Jones makes 18-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes 1-foot layup (Jonquel Jones assists)
Jonquel Jones makes 13-foot two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Kaila Charles misses 23-foot three point jumper
DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard blocks Jonquel Jones 's 4-foot layup
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
DiJonai Carrington makes driving layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Natasha Howard blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 12-foot driving layup
Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot two point shot (Jonquel Jones assists)
DiJonai Carrington misses 19-foot hook shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Kaila Charles misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
DiJonai Carrington makes two point shot
Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
Beatrice Mompremier misses layup
Beatrice Mompremier makes two point shot
Beatrice Mompremier makes jumper (DiJonai Carrington assists)
Natisha Hiedeman misses driving floating jump shot
Beatrice Mompremier misses 12-foot jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses 22-foot three point jumper
Betnijah Laney misses three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Natasha Howard makes two point shot
Sami Whitcomb makes driving layup
Betnijah Laney makes driving layup (Natasha Howard assists)
Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Betnijah Laney makes driving layup
Natasha Howard makes layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Natasha Howard makes layup (Rebecca Allen assists)
Natasha Howard makes 14-foot two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Betnijah Laney misses layup
Jazmine Jones misses 5-foot jumper
Sami Whitcomb makes driving layup
Michaela Onyenwere makes driving layup (Natasha Howard assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jazmine Jones misses layup
DiJonai Carrington blocks Sami Whitcomb 's 24-foot three point jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kaila Charles blocks Sami Whitcomb 's 7-foot driving layup
Sabrina Ionescu makes driving layup
Natasha Howard misses driving floating jump shot
Michaela Onyenwere makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Sabrina Ionescu makes driving layup
Sami Whitcomb misses 23-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes 3-foot two point shot
Michaela Onyenwere makes layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Michaela Onyenwere makes layup (Betnijah Laney assists)
Natasha Howard misses driving floating jump shot
Michaela Onyenwere makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)
Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sabrina Ionescu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Betnijah Laney assists)
Betnijah Laney makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michaela Onyenwere assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses 19-foot two point shot
Jonquel Jones blocks Natasha Howard 's 2-foot layup
Sabrina Ionescu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jazmine Jones assists)
Natasha Howard makes 3-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rebecca Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Betnijah Laney assists)
Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Betnijah Laney assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Rebecca Allen misses 21-foot jumper
Sabrina Ionescu misses driving floating jump shot
Betnijah Laney misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard misses 19-foot two point shot
Betnijah Laney misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
DiDi Richards misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jazmine Jones misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jazmine Jones makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
DiDi Richards misses layup
Jonquel Jones blocks Jazmine Jones 's 5-foot driving layup
Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rebecca Allen assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 22-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard misses 22-foot jumper
Jazmine Jones misses driving layup
Natasha Howard misses driving layup
Michaela Onyenwere misses 24-foot three point jumper

LIBERTY

SUN

TIME		NY	CONN
10:00	Natasha Howard vs. Jonquel Jones (Jasmine Thomas gains possession)	0	0
9:45	Jonquel Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
9:33	Sami Whitcomb misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:27	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	0	0
9:13	DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:10	Rebecca Allen defensive rebound	0	0
9:00	Betnijah Laney misses three point jumper	0	0
8:56	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	0	0
8:38	Jasmine Thomas misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
8:35	Brionna Jones offensive rebound	0	0
8:32	Brionna Jones makes two point shot	0	2
8:16	Natasha Howard makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)	2	2
8:08	DeWanna Bonner bad pass (Natasha Howard steals)	2	2
8:03	Natasha Howard makes two point shot	4	2
7:48	Brionna Jones lost ball turnover (Sami Whitcomb steals)	4	2
7:45	Sami Whitcomb makes driving layup	6	2
7:32	Jonquel Jones misses 6-foot jumper	6	2
7:32	Brionna Jones offensive rebound	6	2
7:31	Sami Whitcomb shooting foul	6	2
7:31	Brionna Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	6	3
7:31	Brionna Jones misses free throw 2 of 2	6	3
7:28	Natasha Howard defensive rebound	6	3
7:20	Sabrina Ionescu bad pass (Jasmine Thomas steals)	6	3
7:13	Jasmine Thomas misses 18-foot jumper	6	3
7:09	Natasha Howard defensive rebound	6	3
7:05	Betnijah Laney makes driving layup (Natasha Howard assists)	8	3
6:56	Brionna Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	3
6:42	Natasha Howard out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	3
6:42	Alyssa Thomas enters the game for Brionna Jones	8	3
6:26	Briann January misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	8	3
6:22	Sami Whitcomb defensive rebound	8	3
6:14	Natasha Howard out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	3
6:04	Jonquel Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	3
6:00	Sami Whitcomb defensive rebound	8	3
5:48	Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	3
5:46	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	8	3
5:32	Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot two point shot	8	3
5:29	Betnijah Laney defensive rebound	8	3
5:22	Rebecca Allen lost ball turnover (Jasmine Thomas steals)	8	3
5:15	Briann January bad pass (Rebecca Allen steals)	8	3
5:04	Betnijah Laney makes driving layup	10	3
5:03	Connecticut Full timeout	10	3
4:48	DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot two point shot	10	3
4:45	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	10	3
4:42	Jonquel Jones makes two point shot	10	5
4:29	Natasha Howard makes layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)	12	5
4:14	DeWanna Bonner lost ball turnover (Sabrina Ionescu steals)	12	5
4:02	Natasha Howard makes layup (Rebecca Allen assists)	14	5
3:42	Rebecca Allen personal foul	14	5
3:42	Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Jasmine Thomas	14	5
3:42	Kaila Charles enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	14	5
3:42	Jazmine Jones enters the game for Sami Whitcomb	14	5
3:35	Briann January misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	14	5
3:32	Connecticut offensive team rebound	14	5
3:31	Jonquel Jones offensive foul	14	5
3:31	Jonquel Jones turnover	14	5
3:22	Natasha Howard traveling	14	5
3:04	Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup	14	5
3:01	Rebecca Allen defensive rebound	14	5
3:01	Natasha Howard makes 14-foot two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)	16	5
2:44	Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)	16	8
2:27	Betnijah Laney misses layup	16	8
2:23	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	16	8
2:15	Natasha Howard blocks Kaila Charles 's 2-foot driving layup	16	8
2:12	Jazmine Jones defensive rebound	16	8
2:11	Sabrina Ionescu steps out of bounds turnover	16	8
2:11	DiJonai Carrington enters the game for Briann January	16	8
2:11	Michaela Onyenwere enters the game for Betnijah Laney	16	8
1:58	Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup	16	10
1:54	Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Sabrina Ionescu	16	10
1:46	Jazmine Jones misses 5-foot jumper	16	10
1:46	Connecticut defensive team rebound	16	10
1:33	Jonquel Jones makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)	16	12
1:21	Sami Whitcomb makes driving layup	18	12
1:07	Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot	18	12
1:07	New York defensive team rebound	18	12
1:00	Brionna Jones enters the game for Alyssa Thomas	18	12
55.4	Michaela Onyenwere makes driving layup (Natasha Howard assists)	20	12
45.9	Michaela Onyenwere personal foul	20	12
41.7	Rebecca Allen shooting foul	20	12
41.7	Brionna Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	20	13
41.7	Kylee Shook enters the game for Natasha Howard	20	13
41.7	DiDi Richards enters the game for Rebecca Allen	20	13
41.7	Brionna Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	20	14
34.5	Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	14
31.8	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	20	14
21.6	DiDi Richards blocks Brionna Jones 's 3-foot layup	20	14
17.4	Brionna Jones offensive rebound	20	14
14.2	Brionna Jones bad pass (Jazmine Jones steals)	20	14
3.4	Jazmine Jones misses layup	20	14
2.4	New York offensive team rebound	20	14
0.3	DiJonai Carrington blocks Sami Whitcomb 's 24-foot three point jumper	20	14
0.1	New York offensive team rebound	20	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	14

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 3-0

Liberty
64
Sun
85

Game 1

6/5

Sun
71
Liberty
54

Game 2

7/11

Liberty
69
Sun
98

Game 3

9/15

Mohegan Sun Arena

7:00 PM, September 15, 2021Coverage: CBSSN

Uncasville, CT

Attendance: 4,012

Referees:
Angelica Suffren
Eric Brewton
Ashley Gloss

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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