Liberty 99-74 Sky (May 22, 2025) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

2-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	28	25	22	24	99
CHI	23	9	22	20	74

Chicago Sky

0-2, 0-1 home

Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Angel Reese misses layup
Ariel Atkins misses driving floating jump shot
Kamilla Cardoso misses driving layup
Angel Reese misses layup
Angel Reese misses layup
Jonquel Jones blocks Angel Reese 's 1-foot layup
Jonquel Jones blocks Angel Reese's layup
Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Vandersloot makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Kamilla Cardoso misses layup
Courtney Vandersloot makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jonquel Jones blocks Kamilla Cardoso 's 2-foot layup
Kamilla Cardoso makes layup
Rachel Banham makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Rebecca Allen makes 14-foot running pullup jump shot
Rebecca Allen misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Michaela Onyenwere misses two point shot
Michaela Onyenwere makes 2-foot two point shot (Hailey Van Lith assists)
Hailey Van Lith misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Michaela Onyenwere misses two point shot
Jonquel Jones blocks Courtney Vandersloot 's 8-foot driving layup
Kamilla Cardoso misses two point shot
Ariel Atkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Rebecca Allen makes 1-foot two point shot
Rachel Banham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hailey Van Lith misses two point shot
Elizabeth Williams makes layup (Hailey Van Lith assists)
Michaela Onyenwere misses driving floating jump shot
Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hailey Van Lith misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kamilla Cardoso makes driving layup (Ariel Atkins assists)
Courtney Vandersloot makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kia Nurse assists)
Ariel Atkins makes 24-foot three point shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kamilla Cardoso misses layup
Courtney Vandersloot misses running pullup jump shot
Courtney Vandersloot misses driving layup
Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Courtney Vandersloot makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Courtney Vandersloot misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kamilla Cardoso makes 3-foot hook shot
Breanna Stewart blocks Courtney Vandersloot's driving layup
Breanna Stewart blocks Angel Reese's two point shot
Ariel Atkins misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Elizabeth Williams misses 8-foot hook shot
Angel Reese misses 20-foot jumper
Rebecca Allen misses 20-foot jumper
Rebecca Allen makes 1-foot two point shot
Elizabeth Williams makes 6-foot two point shot (Hailey Van Lith assists)
Rebecca Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michaela Onyenwere assists)
Kennedy Burke blocks Elizabeth Williams's driving layup
Rebecca Allen misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Rachel Banham makes 29-foot three pointer (Hailey Van Lith assists)
Rachel Banham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Elizabeth Williams makes layup (Rachel Banham assists)
Ariel Atkins misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Nyara Sabally blocks Angel Reese 's 3-foot layup
Courtney Vandersloot makes 25-foot three point jumper (Angel Reese assists)
Marquesha Davis blocks Ariel Atkins's layup
Courtney Vandersloot misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ariel Atkins misses layup
Ariel Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rachel Banham makes 26-foot three point jumper (Hailey Van Lith assists)
Rachel Banham makes 28-foot three point jumper (Elizabeth Williams assists)
Maddy Westbeld makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Hailey Van Lith assists)
Rachel Banham makes 27-foot three pointer (Elizabeth Williams assists)
Hailey Van Lith misses 22-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 11-foot jumper
Sabrina Ionescu makes driving layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
Jonquel Jones makes 25-foot three point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Natasha Cloud misses driving floating jump shot
Sabrina Ionescu makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
Jonquel Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 1-foot two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
Sabrina Ionescu makes 25-foot three pointer
Jonquel Jones makes 2-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Leonie Fiebich misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Breanna Stewart misses 5-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
Marine Johannes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kennedy Burke misses two point shot
Sabrina Ionescu misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sabrina Ionescu misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Rebekah Gardner makes 22-foot three point jumper (Marine Johannes assists)
Jonquel Jones misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot three point jumper
Natasha Cloud makes two point shot (Rebekah Gardner assists)
Natasha Cloud misses driving floating jump shot
Breanna Stewart misses 28-foot three point jumper
Sabrina Ionescu makes 6-foot pullup jump shot
Breanna Stewart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Leonie Fiebich makes driving layup (Breanna Stewart assists)
Kennedy Burke makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marine Johannes assists)
Leonie Fiebich makes two point shot
Marine Johannes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Kennedy Burke makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
Jonquel Jones misses two point shot
Leonie Fiebich misses driving layup
Breanna Stewart misses 23-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Leonie Fiebich makes 26-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marine Johannes makes 23-foot three point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Sabrina Ionescu misses two point shot
Sabrina Ionescu makes 25-foot three pointer
Natasha Cloud makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kennedy Burke assists)
Natasha Cloud makes 24-foot three pointer
Marine Johannes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Natasha Cloud makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nyara Sabally assists)
Natasha Cloud makes two point shot
Kennedy Burke makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Rebekah Gardner makes driving layup (Kennedy Burke assists)
Natasha Cloud makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rebekah Gardner assists)
Rebekah Gardner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marine Johannes misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Natasha Cloud misses two point shot
Kennedy Burke makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Isabelle Harrison misses 10-foot jumper
Jaylyn Sherrod misses running pullup jump shot
Courtney Vandersloot blocks Jaylyn Sherrod's three point jumper
Rebekah Gardner makes 1-foot two point shot (Isabelle Harrison assists)
Kennedy Burke makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylyn Sherrod assists)
Isabelle Harrison misses 10-foot jumper
Jaylyn Sherrod makes driving layup

LIBERTY

SKY

TIME		NY	CHI
10:00	Jonquel Jones vs. Kamilla Cardoso (Sabrina Ionescu gains possession)	0	0
9:52	Breanna Stewart misses 11-foot jumper	0	0
9:50	Angel Reese defensive rebound	0	0
9:35	Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)	0	3
9:18	Ariel Atkins personal foul	0	3
9:15	Sabrina Ionescu makes driving layup (Natasha Cloud assists)	2	3
9:01	Angel Reese misses layup	2	3
9:00	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	2	3
8:48	Jonquel Jones bad pass (Courtney Vandersloot steals)	2	3
8:41	Ariel Atkins misses driving floating jump shot	2	3
8:40	Leonie Fiebich defensive rebound	2	3
8:31	Jonquel Jones makes 25-foot three point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)	5	3
8:15	Angel Reese lost ball turnover (Breanna Stewart steals)	5	3
8:02	Natasha Cloud misses driving floating jump shot	5	3
8:02	Sky defensive team rebound	5	3
7:44	Kamilla Cardoso misses driving layup	5	3
7:42	Angel Reese offensive rebound	5	3
7:41	Angel Reese misses layup	5	3
7:38	Angel Reese offensive rebound	5	3
7:37	Angel Reese misses layup	5	3
7:36	Angel Reese offensive rebound	5	3
7:33	Jonquel Jones blocks Angel Reese 's 1-foot layup	5	3
7:32	Angel Reese offensive rebound	5	3
7:30	Jonquel Jones blocks Angel Reese's layup	5	3
7:28	Angel Reese offensive rebound	5	3
7:27	Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	3
7:23	Natasha Cloud defensive rebound	5	3
7:12	Sabrina Ionescu makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Natasha Cloud assists)	7	3
7:01	Courtney Vandersloot makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	7	5
6:45	Jonquel Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)	10	5
6:34	Kamilla Cardoso misses layup	10	5
6:30	Sky offensive team rebound	10	5
6:20	Ariel Atkins bad pass (Breanna Stewart steals)	10	5
6:18	Sabrina Ionescu bad pass (Angel Reese steals)	10	5
6:12	Jonquel Jones personal foul	10	5
6:05	Courtney Vandersloot makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	10	7
5:47	Breanna Stewart makes 1-foot two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)	12	7
5:36	Sabrina Ionescu shooting foul	12	7
5:36	Ariel Atkins misses free throw 1 of 3	12	7
5:36	Sky offensive team rebound	12	7
5:36	Ariel Atkins makes free throw 2 of 3	12	8
5:36	Ariel Atkins makes free throw 3 of 3	12	9
5:26	Sabrina Ionescu makes 25-foot three pointer	15	9
5:15	Natasha Cloud personal foul	15	9
5:10	Angel Reese traveling	15	9
4:58	Jonquel Jones makes 2-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)	17	9
4:42	Natasha Cloud personal foul	17	9
4:42	Official timeout	17	9
4:42	Rebecca Allen enters the game for Kia Nurse	17	9
4:42	Marine Johannes enters the game for Natasha Cloud	17	9
4:33	Rebecca Allen traveling	17	9
4:20	Leonie Fiebich misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	9
4:17	Sabrina Ionescu offensive rebound	17	9
4:08	Breanna Stewart misses 5-foot two point shot	17	9
4:07	Angel Reese defensive rebound	17	9
3:59	Jonquel Jones blocks Kamilla Cardoso 's 2-foot layup	17	9
3:57	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	17	9
3:42	Breanna Stewart makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)	20	9
3:26	Kamilla Cardoso makes layup	20	11
3:21	Ariel Atkins personal foul	20	11
3:21	Rachel Banham enters the game for Ariel Atkins	20	11
3:21	Elizabeth Williams enters the game for Kamilla Cardoso	20	11
3:15	Marine Johannes misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	11
3:14	Rebecca Allen defensive rebound	20	11
3:05	Rachel Banham makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	14
2:54	Courtney Vandersloot shooting foul	20	14
2:54	Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 3	21	14
2:54	Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 2 of 3	22	14
2:54	Hailey Van Lith enters the game for Courtney Vandersloot	22	14
2:54	Kennedy Burke enters the game for Leonie Fiebich	22	14
2:54	Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 3 of 3	23	14
2:38	Rachel Banham bad pass (Kennedy Burke steals)	23	14
2:35	Kennedy Burke misses two point shot	23	14
2:34	Rebecca Allen defensive rebound	23	14
2:27	Rebecca Allen makes 14-foot running pullup jump shot	23	16
2:10	Rebecca Allen shooting foul	23	16
2:10	Kennedy Burke makes free throw 1 of 2	24	16
2:10	Michaela Onyenwere enters the game for Angel Reese	24	16
2:10	Rebekah Gardner enters the game for Breanna Stewart	24	16
2:10	Nyara Sabally enters the game for Jonquel Jones	24	16
2:10	Kennedy Burke makes free throw 2 of 2	25	16
1:56	Rebecca Allen misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	25	16
1:54	Rebecca Allen offensive rebound	25	16
1:53	Marine Johannes shooting foul	25	16
1:53	Rebecca Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	25	17
1:53	Rebecca Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	25	18
1:38	Sabrina Ionescu misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	18
1:36	Elizabeth Williams defensive rebound	25	18
1:23	Rebekah Gardner shooting foul	25	18
1:23	Hailey Van Lith makes free throw 1 of 2	25	19
1:23	Hailey Van Lith makes free throw 2 of 2	25	20
1:09	Sabrina Ionescu out of bounds bad pass turnover	25	20
56.0	Nyara Sabally personal foul	25	20
56.0	Rebecca Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	25	20
56.0	Sky offensive team rebound	25	20
56.0	Rebecca Allen misses free throw 2 of 2	25	20
55.1	Michaela Onyenwere offensive rebound	25	20
54.1	Michaela Onyenwere misses two point shot	25	20
53.1	Elizabeth Williams offensive rebound	25	20
50.1	Nyara Sabally loose ball foul	25	20
50.1	(00:50.4) [Liberty] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	25	20
50.1	Elizabeth Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	25	20
50.1	Sky offensive team rebound	25	20
50.1	Jonquel Jones enters the game for Nyara Sabally	25	20
50.1	Elizabeth Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	25	21
41.1	Sabrina Ionescu misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	21
40.0	Rachel Banham defensive rebound	25	21
36.0	Elizabeth Williams lost ball turnover (Kennedy Burke steals)	25	21
16.0	Rebekah Gardner makes 22-foot three point jumper (Marine Johannes assists)	28	21
0.0	Michaela Onyenwere makes 2-foot two point shot (Hailey Van Lith assists)	28	23
0.0	(00:00) [Liberty] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	28	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	23

Regular Season Series

NY leads 1-0

Liberty
99
Sky
74

Game 1

5/22

Sky
Liberty

Game 2

6/10

ESPN

Sky
Liberty

Game 3

8/21

Prime Video

Liberty
Sky

Game 4

9/11

NBA TV

Wintrust Arena

8:00 PM, May 22, 2025

Chicago, IL

Line: NY -11.5

Over/Under: 164.5

Attendance: 9,025

Referees:
Randy Richardson
Tyler Mirkovich
Teresa Stuck

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	2	0	1.000	-	W2
Indiana	2	1	.667	0.5	W1
Washington	2	1	.667	0.5	L1
Atlanta	1	2	.333	1.5	L1
Connecticut	0	2	.000	2	L2
Chicago	0	2	.000	2	L2

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