FINAL · GAME DETAIL
New York Liberty
vs Chicago Sky
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 24 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 86 |
| CHI | 24 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 93 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Chicago Sky finished ahead of New York Liberty, 93-86, a 7-point margin. The first-half totals were 43 for New York Liberty and 54 for Chicago Sky; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 43 and 39. The combined final of 179 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: NY 24-CHI 24, 24-24 cumulative; 2Q: NY 19-CHI 30, 43-54 cumulative; 3Q: NY 23-CHI 20, 66-74 cumulative; 4Q: NY 20-CHI 19, 86-93 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. New York Liberty's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while Chicago Sky's high was 30; the final separation was 7 points.
The first-half margin was 11 points, compared with 4 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.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games behind the conference leader. Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +64 and -53.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, New York Liberty stood at 18-14 across 32 games and Chicago Sky at 13-18 across 31. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 474-473 for the away team and 447-432 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, New York Liberty recorded 2 wins and Chicago Sky 1; aggregate scoring was 277-282. The teams are separated by 1 places in the overall order and by 6 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.