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Monday, September 7, 2015
Liberty clinch East with 75-71 win over Lynx
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS
-- Tina Charles had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Sugar Rodgers hit a
pair of free throws with 12.0 seconds left and the New York Liberty
clinched the top seed in the East with a 75-71 victory over the
Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night.
In a matchup of the WNBA's top
teams, the Liberty (22-9) earned the No. 1 spot in the Eastern
Conference for the first time since 2002 and tied a season record for
wins the franchise set in 2010.
The Liberty also moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Lynx (21-11) in the race for home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
New
York took the lead for good during a 20-4 run midway through the third
quarter. Minnesota pulled within 69-68 with 5:50 left but turned it over
on five of its last eight possessions, including Rodgers' steal on the
final possession to seal the win.
Maya Moore led the Lynx with 23 points.
New York: T. Charles 18 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Stl, 3 Blk Minnesota: S. Fowles 19 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Stl, 3 Blk
New York Liberty
STARTERS
MIN
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS
Tina Charles, C
36
8-19
1-1
1-3
5
9
14
0
2
3
2
1
+3
18
Carolyn Swords, C
13
0-1
0-0
0-0
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
2
+2
0
Epiphanny Prince, G
36
8-14
1-2
1-1
2
1
3
6
1
0
1
2
+3
18
Swin Cash, G
17
1-4
0-2
0-0
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
2
+8
2
Tanisha Wright, G
25
7-10
2-3
0-0
0
3
3
7
1
0
1
3
+12
16
BENCH
MIN
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS
Essence Carson, F
11
1-6
1-4
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
+1
3
Avery Warley-Talbert, C
3
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
+5
0
Kiah Stokes, C
28
2-3
0-0
0-0
1
3
4
1
2
1
0
1
-2
4
Candice Wiggins, G
14
1-4
1-1
0-0
1
2
3
0
0
0
3
3
-7
3
Sugar Rodgers, G
17
3-9
1-4
4-4
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
-5
11
Rebecca Allen, F
DNP KNEE INJURY
Brittany Boyd, G
DNP WRIST INJURY
TOTALS
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
PTS
31-70
7-17
6-8
10
21
31
22
7
6
12
17
75
44.3%
41.2%
75.0%
Fast break points: 11 Points in the paint: 28 Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers): 13 (11)
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
Minnesota Lynx
STARTERS
MIN
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS
Rebekkah Brunson, F
36
3-4
0-0
0-0
3
6
9
3
1
0
1
4
-4
6
Maya Moore, F
35
9-19
2-5
3-3
1
4
5
2
2
1
4
3
-7
23
Sylvia Fowles, C
35
7-12
0-0
5-5
1
8
9
0
1
3
3
3
+3
19
Renee Montgomery, G
38
5-10
2-4
2-4
1
1
2
7
2
0
2
1
-2
14
Anna Cruz, G
34
2-8
0-2
2-2
0
1
1
5
0
0
3
1
-6
6
BENCH
MIN
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
+/-
PTS
Devereaux Peters, F
15
0-3
0-1
0-0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
Tricia Liston, F
7
1-2
1-1
0-0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
-4
3
Shae Kelley, F
DNP COACH'S DECISION
Asjha Jones, F
DNP COACH'S DECISION
Kalana Greene, G
DNP COACH'S DECISION
Seimone Augustus, G
DNP SPRAINED LEFT FOOT
Lindsay Whalen, G
DNP STRAINED RIGHT ACHILLES TENDON
TOTALS
FGM-A
3PM-A
FTM-A
OREB
DREB
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TO
PF
PTS
27-58
5-13
12-14
6
22
28
18
6
5
13
14
71
46.6%
38.5%
85.7%
Fast break points: 14 Points in the paint: 28 Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers): 15 (21)
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
Flagrant Fouls: None Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None - TEAMS (def3sec): MINNESOTA (1) - COACHES: None Officials: Kurt Walker, Maj Forsberg, Thomas Nunez Attendance: 9,121 Time of Game: 1:42
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