Final
Epiphanny Prince lifts Liberty past Mercury, 75-73
Jul 19, 2015 - 4:43 AM PHOENIX (AP) Epiphanny Prince scored on a driving layup with 30 seconds left and made two throws with 1.8 to go to give the New York Liberty to a 75-73 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night.Prince finished with a season-high 17 points, and Tina Charles had 18 to help the Liberty (10-5) sweep the season series with Phoenix for the first time since 2012.
Phoenix (9-6) led 66-59 when Brittney Griner swatted away a shot by Charles on the low block. Prince started New York's final surge with a 3-pointer at 3:23, and her layup with a half-minute left boosted the Liberty into the lead for the first time in 12 minutes.
Griner lofted a 7-footer to tie at 73 with 3 seconds left, but Phoenix didn't get another shot off.
Griner finished with 15 points,
The Mercury's Candice Dupree reached 4,501 career points with a fourth-quarter jumper.
- NEW YORK: 75
PHOENIX: 73
Final
Jul 1 3:40 PM - End of 4th Quarter.
Jul 19 12:11 AM - NEW YORK: 75
PHOENIX: 73
Final
Jul 19 12:10 AM - End of 3rd Quarter.
Jul 18 11:36 PM - NEW YORK: 48
PHOENIX: 55
End of 3rd
Jul 18 11:35 PM - End of 1st Half.
Jul 18 11:00 PM - NEW YORK: 36
PHOENIX: 37
Halftime
Jul 18 10:59 PM - End of 1st Quarter.
Jul 18 10:29 PM - NEW YORK: 18
PHOENIX: 17
End of 1st
Jul 18 10:28 PM - Tina Charles vs. Brittney Griner (DeWanna Bonner gains possession)
Jul 18 10:13 PM - NEW YORK: 0
PHOENIX: 0
1st Quarter - 10:00
Jul 18 10:10 PM
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