Marina Mabrey, Tina Charles help Connecticut Sun beat shorthanded New York Liberty
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For the Sun (5-21), it was a big victory for a young team looking to establish its identity. Reserves Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Leila Lacan each had 16.
Connecticut trailed 20-15 after the first quarter before getting hot in the second. The Sun took a 44-37 lead at the break when Charles hit a jumper just before the halftime buzzer. The Sun shot 50 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes.
MARINA.MABREY.🤯
— Connecticut Sun (@ConnecticutSun)
The team kept it going in the third and extended its advantage to 56-46 on Mabrey's 3-pointer with 3:36 left in the period. New York, which was playing its sixth game in 11 days, got within 69-62 on Stephanie Talbot's layup with 5:08 left. But those were the last points the team scored.
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Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points and Jonquel Jones add 14 for New York, which had 21 turnovers.
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