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Jonquel Jones recorded 14 points and 10
rebounds for New York on Thursday, and Sabrina Ionescu had 14
and seven, respectively. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton contributed 12
points for the Liberty (2-0), who outscored the Fever 35-10 in
the fourth quarter and held a 40-26 advantage in rebounds for
the game.
Clark, the No. 1 overall draft pick after a record-breaking
college career, scored nine points on 2-of-8 shooting from the
floor -- including 1-of-7 from 3-point range. She contributed
seven rebounds and six assists to go along with just three
turnovers, as opposed to the 10 she committed in Indiana's 92-71
loss to the host Connecticut Sun on Tuesday.
Aliyah Boston recorded 12 points and seven rebounds and Katie
Lou Samuelson added 10 points for the Fever (0-2).
Lexie Hull drained a 3-pointer to trim New York's lead to 29-25
midway into the second quarter, before Stewart ignited the
Liberty's 19-6 run to end the half. She totaled nine points
during that sequence, while Laney-Hamilton added six.
New York extended its lead to 23 points at 67-44 on Nyara
Sabally's basket with 4:06 remaining in the third quarter.
Indiana answered with a 12-0 run to end the quarter, highlighted
by four free throws and a 3-pointer by Clark.
Jones made a pair of baskets, Stewart converted a three-point
play and Ionescu made a 3-pointer and a layup as the Liberty
rode a 12-0 start to the fourth quarter. The outcome was not in
doubt the rest of the way.
Tempers flared late in the first quarter after a foul by Jones
on Boston underneath the basket. Boston responded with a shove
and words were exchanged before the players were separated.
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