Chicago Sky v New York Liberty

WNBA

Final

Chicago Sky

93–86

New York Liberty

Match events

Chicago SkyNew York Liberty

By period (Chicago Sky-New York Liberty): Q1 24-24, Q2 30-19, Q3 20-23, Q4 19-20
Lead changes: 11
Times tied: 7
Biggest lead: Chicago Sky by 13

1st quarter

Lead changeNatasha Cloud makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sydney Taylor assists)
8:445–4
8:115–6
Lead changeJonquel Jones makes driving layup (Pauline Astier assists)
Lead changeSydney Taylor makes 14-foot jumper (Azura Stevens assists)
6:599–7
6:249–12
Lead changeSabrina Ionescu makes 24-foot running jump shot (Jonquel Jones assists)
Lead changeAzura Stevens makes 2-foot layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
5:4413–12
4:3813–14
Lead changeBreanna Stewart makes running layup (Rebecca Allen assists)
Lead changeAzura Stevens makes 1-foot layup (Kamilla Cardoso assists)
4:2715–14
2:5516–18
Lead changeRebekah Gardner makes running layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
End of quarter24–24

2nd quarter

Lead changeGabriela Jaquez makes running layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
9:3226–24
Run10-0 run (from 18-24 to 28-24)
8:1828–24
Run11-0 run (from 32-32 to 43-32)
3:2943–32
Half-time54–43

3rd quarter

End of quarter74–66

4th quarter

7:1474–72
Run8-0 run (from 74-64 to 74-72)
2:0983–84
Lead changeMarine Johannes makes 23-foot running pullup jump shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
Lead changeNatasha Cloud makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
1:1786–84
Run9-0 run (from 83-84 to 92-84)
14.192–84
Full-time93–86

Player stats

New York LibertyPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
B. Stewart	35	22	8-13	1-3	5-6	7	3	2	3	1	2	5	3	-4
J. Jones	6	5	2-2	0-0	1-1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Allen	32	14	5-10	3-7	1-2	5	1	2	2	1	0	5	1	-3
S. Ionescu	34	18	7-17	2-10	2-2	7	12	4	1	1	1	6	1	+4
P. Astier	19	8	4-8	0-3	0-0	3	1	3	0	0	1	2	3	-8
A. Maley	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	+2
R. Carrera

Highlights

0:10Jonquel Jones gets the and-1 to fallESPN 0:16Sabrina Ionescu knocks down the treyESPN 0:14Courtney Vandersloot hits the 3ESPN 0:09Rebecca Allen shows off the range with 3-pointerESPN 0:13Rebecca Allen nails the treyESPN

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Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Wednesday 19 August 2026
Started: 11:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Wintrust Arena, Chicago
Competition: WNBA
Officials: Isaac Barnett (Referee), Agon Abazi (Referee), Ashley Gloss (Referee)
Crowd: 7,099

Form and ladder

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Team lists

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Updated 10 Nov, 11:13 pm

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
A. Stevens	23	12	5-9	0-1	2-2	7	2	1	0	1	3	4	4	+14
K. Cardoso	32	17	6-12	0-0	5-7	12	4	1	2	1	6	6	2	+13
C. Vandersloot	27	8	3-9	1-3	1-2	3	6	0	1	0	1	2	2	+7
N. Cloud	35	35	13-21	4-8	5-6	9	6	3	0	0	1	8	3	+4
S. Taylor	17	9	3-9	1-6	2-2	2	3	2	2	0	0	2	1	+7
E. Williams	8	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	-6
R. Banham	12	3	1-5	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
D. Carrington	19	4	2-8	0-3	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	+4
J. Sheldon	13	0	0-3	0-3	0-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	-1
G. Jaquez	14	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	3	1	0	1	3	0	-4