NEW YORK -- Tina Charles had 25 points and seven rebounds to help the New York Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 78-67 on Friday night for their sixth victory in seven games.
New York trailed by nine points midway through the third quarter, but closed on a 15-3 run to take a 54-51 lead. The Dream only made one field goal in the last 6 minutes of the quarter. Brittany Boyd's 3-pointer started New York's 9-2 spurt to open the fourth for a 10-point lead.
Epiphanny Prince made three 3-pointers and finished with 18 points for New York (18-7). Kiah Stokes scored six of her eight points in the final 3 minutes.
Tiffany Hayes led Atlanta (9-16) with 17 points and Angel McCoughtry had 13. DeLisha Milton-Jones was signed by the Dream before the game and is two appearances short of tying Tina Thompson for the WNBA career record.
Charles received her FIBA World Championship ring before the game.




Final

Dream 67

(9-16, 3-10 away)

Liberty 78

(18-7, 9-3 home)







7:30PM,EDT,August 21,2015
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

1 2 3 4 T
ATL 18 18 15 1667
NY 16 21 17 2478
Top Performers
Atlanta: T. Hayes 17 Pts, 1 Reb, 1 Stl
New York: T. Charles 25 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl










Atlanta Dream
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Sancho Lyttle, F282-60-02-244812012-66
Damiris Dantas, F252-90-04-415611010-58
Angel McCoughtry, G325-91-12-422412055-1913
Tiffany Hayes, G306-131-34-510101010-917
Shoni Schimmel, G293-131-60-101144121-27
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Reshanda Gray, F191-40-01-201100012-143
Aneika Henry, F72-20-00-011200010+24
DeLisha Milton-Jones, F121-30-00-013410002+112
Sydney Carter, G31-21-20-000001000-43
Matee Ajavon, G151-60-22-201111010-94
Cierra Burdick, FDNP FOOT INJURY
Roneeka Hodges, GDNP CALF INJURY
TOTALS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF   PTS

24-674-1415-2010182891211312 67

35.8%28.6%75.0%
Fast break points:   9
Points in the paint:   22
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   15 (14)
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
New York Liberty
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Swin Cash, F193-71-20-010150021-37
Tina Charles, C3610-170-05-625711031+1325
Carolyn Swords, C184-50-01-216712013-19
Epiphanny Prince, G316-133-53-323532141+1418
Tanisha Wright, G290-70-12-211261022+92
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Essence Carson, F101-50-20-000000010+42
Avery Warley-Talbert, F30-00-00-000000000-20
Sugar Rodgers, F30-10-10-011200000+40
Kiah Stokes, C233-50-02-245910213+128
Candice Wiggins, G100-00-00-000000012-30
Brittany Boyd, G203-41-20-014540011+87
Rebecca Allen, FDNP LEFT KNEE INJURY
TOTALS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF   PTS

30-645-1313-1513253821631614 78

46.9%38.5%86.7%
Fast break points:   8
Points in the paint:   32
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   16 (12)
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
 Flagrant Fouls: None
 Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: 1 NEW YORK ( T Charles 1 ) - TEAMS (def3sec): None - COACHES: None
 Officials: Tiara Cruse, Amy Bonner, Michael Price
 Attendance: 9,303
 Time of Game: 1:49