| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NY | 14 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 100 |
 POR | 20 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 82 |
B. Stewart led all scorers (22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST). Gustafson answered with 14 for the Fire, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 11-0 Liberty run. It changed hands 9 times and was tied on 4 separate occasions. The ball moved for the Liberty — 32 assists to 22, and that was the margin. Liberty won Q3 by 15 (31–16), the period that decided it. Field goals: Liberty 51%, Fire 44%. From deep: Liberty 39%, Fire 29%. Rebounds: Liberty 32, Fire 30. Turnovers: Liberty 12, Fire 16. Points in the paint: Liberty 38, Fire 42.
The Liberty sit 3rd in the Eastern Conference, 2 games back, coming off a win, 7-3 over their last 10. The Fire sit 5th in the Western Conference, 15 games back, coming off a loss, 5-5 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.
Pauline Astier makes free throw 1 of 2Score91-69Haley Jones makes driving layup (Nyadiew Puoch assists)Score91-71Haley Jones makes 4-foot two point shot (Serah Williams assists)Score91-73Han Xu makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot (Marine Johannes assists)Score93-73Haley Jones makes free throw 1 of 2Score93-74Haley Jones makes free throw 2 of 2Score93-75Rebekah Gardner makes free throw 1 of 2Score94-75Rebekah Gardner makes free throw 2 of 2Score95-75Serah Williams makes free throw 2 of 2Score95-76Rebekah Gardner makes running layup (Julie Vanloo assists)Score97-76Sarah Ashlee Barker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nyadiew Puoch assists)Score97-79Nyadiew Puoch makes driving layupScore97-81Haley Jones makes free throw 2 of 2Score97-82Rebecca Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Han Xu assists)Score100-82Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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