Final
Liberty secure top overall playoff seed for 1st time
Sep 10, 2015 - 1:18 AM NEW YORK (AP) Epiphanny Prince had 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 74-64 on Wednesday night to secure the top overall seed in the WNBA playoffs for the first time in franchise history.New York (23-9) also set a team record for wins.
The Liberty held a 49-32 lead midway through the third quarter, but only made four free throws over the next 5 minutes. Connecticut closed on a 9-0 run, capped by Chelsea Gray's 3-pointer, to pull to 53-48. But New York extended its lead to 65-54 with 5:28 remaining on Tanisha Wright's layup.
Tina Charles added 16 points and 13 rebounds for New York. She moved past Tammy Sutton-Brown into 17th place on the WNBA's career rebounding list with 2,011.
Kelsey Bone scored 19 points for Connecticut (14-19). The Sun were swept in the season series for the first time since 1999.
- CONNECTICUT: 64
NEW YORK: 74
Final
Jul 1 3:44 PM - End of 4th Quarter.
Sep 9 8:58 PM - CONNECTICUT: 64
NEW YORK: 74
Final
Sep 9 8:58 PM - End of 3rd Quarter.
Sep 9 8:34 PM - CONNECTICUT: 48
NEW YORK: 53
End of 3rd
Sep 9 8:33 PM - End of 1st Half.
Sep 9 7:57 PM - CONNECTICUT: 28
NEW YORK: 39
Halftime
Sep 9 7:56 PM - End of 1st Quarter.
Sep 9 7:32 PM - CONNECTICUT: 13
NEW YORK: 23
End of 1st
Sep 9 7:30 PM - Kelsey Bone vs. Tina Charles (Carolyn Swords gains possession)
Sep 9 7:13 PM - CONNECTICUT: 0
NEW YORK: 0
1st Quarter - 10:00
Sep 9 7:13 PM
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