Final
Charles' 22 points, 12 rebounds leads Liberty past Sun
Jul 17, 2015 - 2:49 AM NEW YORK (AP) Tina Charles had 22 points and 12 rebounds for her sixth double-double and the New York Liberty beat Connecticut 64-57 on Thursday night to extend the Sun's losing streak to five games.Epiphanny Prince added 10 points for New York (9-5) while Kiah Stokes had seven points, eight rebounds and eight blocks - breaking the franchise record of six.
Prince made a jumper to give New York a 62-54 lead - its largest of the game - with 5:28 remaining. Connecticut scored three points the rest of the way.
In the third quarter, Prince converted a three-point play to cap New York's 8-0 run for a 36-33 lead. There were seven lead changes in the third, including New York's 5-0 run to end it with a 52-50 lead.
Alex Bentley led Connecticut (7-6) with 15 points. Kelsey Bone and Shekinna Stricklen added 11 apiece.
- CONNECTICUT: 57
NEW YORK: 64
Final
Jul 1 3:40 PM - End of 4th Quarter.
Jul 16 9:11 PM - CONNECTICUT: 57
NEW YORK: 64
Final
Jul 16 9:11 PM - End of 3rd Quarter.
Jul 16 8:44 PM - CONNECTICUT: 50
NEW YORK: 52
End of 3rd
Jul 16 8:43 PM - End of 1st Half.
Jul 16 7:59 PM - CONNECTICUT: 33
NEW YORK: 28
Halftime
Jul 16 7:58 PM - End of 1st Quarter.
Jul 16 7:32 PM - CONNECTICUT: 11
NEW YORK: 12
End of 1st
Jul 16 7:31 PM - Kelsey Bone vs. Tina Charles (Tanisha Wright gains possession)
Jul 16 7:13 PM - CONNECTICUT: 0
NEW YORK: 0
1st Quarter - 10:00
Jul 16 7:12 PM
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