WNBA New York Liberty

Postgame Notes: Liberty 87, Fever 74

Published on June 2, 2022 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
New York Liberty News Release


LIBERTY 87 | FEVER 74

(2-7) (3-9)

June 1, 2022

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL

LIBERTY 23 17 25 22 87

FEVER 14 33 19 8 74

GAME LEADERS NEW YORK INDIANA

POINTS Ionescu (23) Mitchell (17)

REBOUNDS Dolson (8) Smith, Egbo, Robinson (6)

ASSISTS Dolson (7) Smith, Mitchell, Vivians (4)

TEAM NOTABLES

On Wednesday, the New York Liberty (2-7) defeated the Indiana Fever (3-9), 87-74, in the second game of their 2022 three-game season series.

At Barclays Center, the Liberty finished on 45.2% (28-62) shooting from the field, 33.3% (11-33) from three, and 83.3% (20-24) at the free throw line.

Tonight, the Liberty drilled a season-high 11 three-pointers and tied a season-high 23 points in the first quarter.

Up Next: The New York Liberty will head to the Nation's Capital to take on the Washington Mystics on Friday, June 3 at 7 p.m. ET.

KEY RUNS

Q1: New York opened the game on an 11-0 run through the 6:33 mark of the period.

Q2: The Fever opened the second quarter on a 10-0 run through the 7:49 mark. Indiana went into the half on a 15-5 run from the 2:51 mark of the second through the end of the quarter.

Q3: The Liberty went on a 13-0 run from the 8:16 mark of the third to the 5:55 mark of the quarter.

Q4: New York went on a 12-0 run from the 7:46 mark of the fourth to the 3:44 mark of the quarter.

PLAYER NOTABLES

Four Liberty players scored in double figures in tonight's game (Ionescu, Allen, Howard, Dolson).

Highlighted by her 12-point third quarter, Sabrina Ionescu powered the Liberty offense with a game-high 23 points on 54.5% (6-11) shooting from the floor, including 42.9% (3-7) from deep. She also added seven rebounds, two assists, and a block.

Rebecca Allen totaled 17 points on 50% (6-12) shooting from the field, five rebounds, and three assists.

Natasha Howard finished with 16 points on 60% (6-10) shooting from the floor, including 40% (2-5) from deep, seven rebounds, and two blocks.

Stefanie Dolson added 16 points on 62.5% (5-8) shooting from the field, including an efficient 66.7% (2-3) from beyond the three-point arc and a perfect 100% (4-4) from the charity stripe. She also added a season-high eight rebounds, a team-high seven assists and three blocks.

For Indiana, Kelsey Mitchell and Victoria Vivians finished with 17 points and 14 points, respectively.

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