Liberty eliminated from playoffs

It was a short playoff run for the Liberty.

Tina Charles had 25 points and 14 rebounds and Kara Lawson scored 15 points all on 3s, including two late in the fourth quarter as the Connecticut Sun closed with a 14-0 run to beat the Liberty 75-62 on Saturday night at the Prudential Center to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

I had some looks in the second half and I was missing them. I dont usually miss those, Lawson said. I kept telling them on the bench theres one coming. I didnt know there were two coming.

Cappie Pondexter scored 20 points to lead the Liberty.

They are a great team and played well all year, Pondexter said. Tina, the MVP of the league, played outstanding. Asjha made key buckets in the third quarter that gave them a run.

Lawson hit a 3 with 3:58 left start the Suns game-ending run. She was fouled and converted the free throw for the four-point play that put the Sun ahead for good, 65-62.

Plenette Pierson had just rallied the Liberty from a five-point deficit, scoring with 4:20 left to put the Liberty ahead 62-61.

After Jones hit a jumper with just under three minutes remaining to push Connecticuts advantage to six, Lawson made another 3 to make it 70-62.

Asjha Jones scored 18 points to help the Sun complete the two-game sweep.

When it was time to step up all of the best players stepped up tonight, Connecticut coach Mike Thibault said. Our three All-Star players stepped up. It was terrific, but we had great performances from a lot of people. It was as ugly start that you can get that nobody would like to watch, but one of the best things about this team is we hung in there on the road.

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Liberty eliminated from playoffs