NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Cappie Pondexter scored 15 points and Nicole Powell added seven of her 13 in the fourth quarter as the New York Liberty outscored Chicago 16-1 in the final period to beat the Sky 59-49 Thursday.
Essence Carson added 11 points for New York (12-8), which set a WNBA record for fewest points allowed in a quarter. The Liberty also won for the eighth time in 11 games.
Sylvia Fowles scored 11 points to lead Chicago (9-12), which missed all 10 shots from the field and had nine turnovers in the fourth. The Sky, losers of four of their last five, finished 18 for 53 (34 percent) on field goals and had 22 turnovers.
Trailing since the opening minutes of the game, the Liberty opened the fourth quarter with a 14-0 run. Leilani Mitchell hit a 3-pointer and Alex Montgomery made a layup to tie the score at 48 with 7:47 to go in the fourth quarter. It was the first tie since 2-2.
The Sky led 26-23 at halftime. Pondexter’s potential tying 3-point heave from near midcourt was ruled after buzzer, and the call was upheld on video review.
