FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Connecticut Sun
vs New York Liberty
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 13 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 75 |
| NY | 36 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 106 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Connecticut Sun, 106-75, a 31-point margin. The first-half totals were 37 for Connecticut Sun and 66 for New York Liberty; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 38 and 40. The combined final of 181 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CON 13-NY 36, 13-36 cumulative; 2Q: CON 24-NY 30, 37-66 cumulative; 3Q: CON 23-NY 21, 60-87 cumulative; 4Q: CON 15-NY 19, 75-106 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Connecticut Sun's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while New York Liberty's high was 36; the final separation was 31 points.
The first-half margin was 29 points, compared with 2 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Connecticut Sun recorded 39% from the field, 18% from three and 47% at the line; New York Liberty posted 52%, 32% and 84%. Rebounds finished 32-37, assists 21-26 and turnovers 16-16. The same team box reports a 32-42 split in paint points and 12-7 in offensive rebounds.
Diamond Miller led Connecticut Sun with 16 points. Aneesah Morrow supplied a team-high 6 rebounds, while Saniya Rivers led with 6 assists. For New York Liberty, the corresponding leaders were Breanna Stewart with 31 points, Breanna Stewart with 10 rebounds and Julie Vanloo with 11 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from CON and 9 from NY. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Connecticut Sun are 7-22, No. 14 overall and No. 7 in the East, 12 games behind the conference leader. New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -205 and +64.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Connecticut Sun stood at 0-1 across 1 games and New York Liberty at 1-0 across 1. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 0-1 and 1-0. Scoring in those short windows was 75-106 for the away team and 106-75 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Connecticut Sun recorded 0 wins and New York Liberty 1; aggregate scoring was 75-106. The teams are separated by 6 places in the overall order and by 10 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | CON | NY |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 39 | 52 |
| 3P% | 18 | 32 |
| FT% | 47 | 84 |
| Rebounds | 32 | 37 |
| Assists | 21 | 26 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 16 |
| Paint points | 32 | 42 |
Connecticut Sun
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittney Griner * | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6-11 | -21 |
| Saniya Rivers * | 26 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2-6 | -27 |
| Diamond Miller * | 25 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6-16 | -15 |
| Aneesah Morrow * | 24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 7-15 | -15 |
| Kennedy Burke * | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2-8 | -22 |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-9 | -17 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-2 | -15 |
| Hailey Van Lith | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4-7 | -7 |
| Gianna Kneepkens | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3-8 | -7 |
| Raegan Beers | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | -9 |
| Aaliyah Edwards | LEFT THIGH | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Shey Peddy | LOWER LEG | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ashlon Jackson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart * | 28 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 10-17 | 21 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton * | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4-7 | 15 |
| Marine Johannes * | 28 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 6-13 | 17 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3-7 | 10 |
| Pauline Astier * | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Han Xu | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 25 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3-6 | 26 |
| Julie Vanloo | 22 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3-4 | 31 |
| Aubrey Griffin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 6 |
| Satou Sabally | CYST SURGERY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Rebecca Allen | LEFT LEG INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sabrina Ionescu | LEFT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |