PHOENIX -- Epiphanny Prince scored on a driving layup with 30 seconds left and made two throws with 1.8 to go to give the New York Liberty to a 75-73 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night.
Prince finished with a season-high 17 points, and Tina Charles had 18 to help the Liberty (10-5) sweep the season series with Phoenix for the first time since 2012.
Phoenix (9-6) led 66-59 when Brittney Griner swatted away a shot by Charles on the low block. Prince started New York's final surge with a 3-pointer at 3:23, and her layup with a half-minute left boosted the Liberty into the lead for the first time in 12 minutes.
Griner lofted a 7-footer to tie at 73 with 3 seconds left, but Phoenix didn't get another shot off.
Griner finished with 15 points,
The Mercury's Candice Dupree reached 4,501 career points with a fourth-quarter jumper.



Final

Liberty 75

(10-5, 4-3 away)

Mercury 73

(9-6, 6-2 home)





10:00PM,EDT,July 18,2015
US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ

1 2 3 4 T
NY 18 18 12 2775
PHX 17 20 18 1873
Top Performers
New York: T. Charles 18 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl
Phoenix: B. Griner 15 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 7 Blk




New York Liberty
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Swin Cash, F140-20-12-412300000+62
Tina Charles, C347-200-04-5681422020+818
Carolyn Swords, C130-20-00-033600104-30
Epiphanny Prince, G255-142-45-512341020+917
Tanisha Wright, G251-50-01-111212003+83
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Essence Carson, F164-60-00-020200010-138
Avery Warley-Talbert, C80-30-00-024600022-20
Kiah Stokes, C252-50-00-013431202+14
Candice Wiggins, G100-40-10-002201000-70
Sugar Rodgers, G153-102-52-201100010-310
Brittany Boyd, G153-60-07-1002213013+613
Rebecca Allen, FDNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF   PTS

25-774-1121-2717284511103914 75

32.5%36.4%77.8%
Fast break points:   12
Points in the paint:   32
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   11 (8)
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
Phoenix Mercury
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Monique Currie, F231-31-20-005520000-43
Candice Dupree, F334-140-00-024621015-118
Brittney Griner, C346-110-03-517840704+215
Leilani Mitchell, G242-61-33-301162022+18
DeWanna Bonner, G323-130-64-402240021-410
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Mistie Bass, F71-20-00-020211001-12
Cayla Francis, C72-41-10-000000113+65
Alex Harden, G52-30-10-001101110-24
Marta Xargay Casademont, G163-41-12-201130034-39
Noelle Quinn, G204-51-10-003310022+69
Shameka Christon, FDNP COACH'S DECISION
Tiffany Bias, GDNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF   PTS

28-655-1512-145242923591222 73

43.1%33.3%85.7%
Fast break points:   10
Points in the paint:   32
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   12 (11)
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
 Flagrant Fouls: None
 Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None - TEAMS (def3sec): NEW YORK (1) - COACHES: None
 Officials: Daryl Humphrey, Roy Gulbeyan, Maj Forsberg
 Attendance: 10,096
 Time of Game: 2:00