| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NY | 27 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 96 |
 POR | 21 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 98 |
Portland Fire survived it 98–96 — a 2-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. B. Carleton led all scorers (26 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST). P. Astier answered with 24 for the Liberty, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 12-0 Fire run. It changed hands 14 times and was tied on 8 separate occasions. The Fire lived in the paint, 34 points to 32, and that was the margin. Fire won Q4 by 9 (19–28), the period that decided it. Field goals: Liberty 53%, Fire 50%. From deep: Liberty 46%, Fire 45%. Rebounds: Liberty 31, Fire 26. Turnovers: Liberty 18, Fire 14. Points in the paint: Liberty 32, Fire 34.
The Fire sit 5th in the Western Conference, 15 games back, coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10. The Liberty sit 3rd in the Eastern Conference, 2 games back, coming off a win, 7-3 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Kamiah Smalls makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Haley Jones assists)Score86-84Julie Vanloo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rebekah Gardner assists)Score89-84Kamiah Smalls makes technical free throwScore89-85Carla Leite makes 10-foot pullup jump shotScore89-87Megan Gustafson makes 8-foot two point shot (Sarah Ashlee Barker assists)Score89-89Breanna Stewart makes 8-foot pullup jump shotScore91-89Carla Leite makes free throw 1 of 2Score91-90Carla Leite makes free throw 2 of 2Score91-91Bridget Carleton makes 25-foot running jump shot (Emily Engstler assists)Score91-94Marine Johannes makes 25-foot driving floating jump shotScore94-94Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2Score95-94Jonquel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2Score96-94Carla Leite makes 2-foot two point shotScore96-96Sarah Ashlee Barker makes two point shotScore96-98Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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