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Liberty pull away late for bounce-back win over Mercury

Liberty pull away late for bounce-back win over Mercury


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PHOENIX — Breanna Stewart scored 21 points, Courtney Vandersloot added 16 and the New York Liberty used a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Phoenix Mercury 84-70 on Monday night.

Sabrina Ionescu scored five points as the Liberty, starting with Stewart’s turnaround jumper from the foul line, turned a 64-57 lead into a 17-point advantage midway through the fourth quarter. Leonie Fiebich contributed a 3-pointer, her only basket of the game.

 Breanna Stewart scored 21 points in the Liberty's win over the Mercury on Aug. 26, 2004.
Breanna Stewart scored 21 points in the Liberty’s win over the Mercury on Aug. 26, 2004. Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK

Jonquel Jones scored 15 points for the Liberty (27-5), who hit 12 3-pointers and outscored Phoenix 14-3 at the foul line. Ionescu finished with 13 points.

Brittney Griner scored 22 to lead the Mercury (16-15), but had seven of their 20 turnovers. Natasha Cloud added 18 points, Kahleah Copper had 14 and Diana Taurasi 10.

The turnovers cost Phenix 28 points and the bench was outscored 15-4.

New York was 12 for 29 behind the arc to Phoenix’s 5 for 22.

Taurasi hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to pull the Mercury into a tie at 38 at the break.

The Liberty, who bounced back from a loss to the Sun on Saturday, led by as many as nine but was outscored 20-12 inside and Phoenix had 15 fastbreak points.

New York Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot (22) is fouled by Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper (2) during the third quarter at Footprint Center on Aug. 26, 2024, in Phoenix.
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Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot (22) is fouled by Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper (2) during the third quarter Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK

Griner reached 800 career blocks for the Mercury and Cloud reached 200 assists for the season, passing Taurasi for the single-season franchise record.

Taurasi also moved past Lindsey Whalen (2,348) for fourth on the WBA career assists list.

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