New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun Player Stats and Box Scores for July 10 | 2024 WNBA Season

On Wednesday morning, New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun kicked off a jam-packed WNBA slate. This was also the biggest game of the day as it featured two of the league's top teams.

New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun is a big matchup because the winner will claim sole possession of the top spot in the standings. Both squads entered Wednesday with a dominant 17-4 record.

The Sun took the floor looking to even the season series between these two squads. New York picked up the victory in the first meeting of the year last month.

Here is the full breakdown of the box score in this high-level WNBA matchup.

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New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun player stats and box score

Connecticut Sun player stats and box score

	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	FG	3FG	FT
D. Bonner	22	9	3	0	0	6-16	3-5	7-7
A. Thomas	3	9	8	1	1	1-4	0-0	1-2
B. Jones	17	8	2	0	1	8-15	0-0	1-2
D. Carrington	8	5	0	0	0	3-9	1-1	1-1
T. Harris	11	1	3	0	0	4-14	1-6	2-2
T. Mitchell	4	1	1	0	0	1-3	0-0	2-2
V. Burton	0	2	2	0	0	0-3	0-3	0-0
R. Banham	3	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0
M. Jefferson	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
A. Ndour-Fall	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
O. Nelson-Ododa	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0

New York Liberty player stats and box score

	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	FG	3FG	FT
L. Fiebich	5	2	4	1	0	2-6	1-1	0-2
B. Stewart	18	14	2	1	3	5-9	0-1	8-10
J. Jones	8	11	3	1	1	4-8	0-3	0-0
S. Ionescu	21	5	5	1	1	8-15	1-3	4-4
C. Vandersloot	11	0	3	0	1	5-11	1-4	0-0
K. Thorton	4	0	2	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0
K. Burke	4	1	2	1	0	2-5	0-1	0-0
M. Davis	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
I. Dojkic	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
B. Laney-Hamilton	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
N. Sabally	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
J. Sherrod	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0

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New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun game summary

New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun ended up delivering a good show, as both squads fought hard to come out on top. Things would end up going down to the wire, with the Liberty escaping with a 71-68 victory.

New York came out of the gates strong, ending the first quarter with a double-digit lead. Connecticut would slowly claw its way back and was almost in a position to steal a win. The Sun outscored the Liberty in the fourth quarter, but not by enough to overcome their early deficit.

The Liberty would not have been able to win this big-time matchup if it weren't for the play of their two stars. Sabrina Ionescu led them in scoring with 21 points. Meanwhile, Breanna Stewart did it all while finishing with a double-double (18 points, 14 rebounds.)

As for the Sun, they were led by DeWanna Bonner. She would lead all scorers in this game with 22 points to go along with nine rebounds. Brionna Jones did her best to also provide a lift for Connecticut, finishing with 17 points.

Following their nail-biting victory, the Liberty are once again in first place in the standings at 18-4. Connecticut now sits in second place at 17-5.

New York has to quickly regroup and recover from this hard-fought game with the Sun. They are slated to be back in action on Thursday, taking on Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky. Connecticut will enjoy a few days off before taking on the Phoenix Mercury this weekend.