Top Liberty vs. Sun Players to Watch - 8/24/2024

WNBA action on Saturday will see the New York Liberty (25-4) hosting Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun (21-7) at Barclays Center, with the matchup tipping at 7:00 PM ET.

The Liberty average 86.2 points per game (second in the league) while giving up 75.9 per contest (third in the WNBA). They have a +300 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 10.3 points per game.

The Sun’s +181 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 6.5 points per game) is a result of putting up 80.2 points per game (eighth in WNBA) while giving up 73.7 per contest (first in league).

How to Watch Liberty vs. Sun

• Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-BOS, WWOR, and Liberty Live
• Live Stream: Get your FREE Fubo trial
• Location: Brooklyn, New York
• Venue: Barclays Center
• Favorite: Liberty -7.5

Liberty’s Last Game

New York earned a 79-71 victory versus Dallas in their last game. The team was led by Breanna Stewart’s 19 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals and Leonie Fiebich’s 16 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

• Breanna Stewart: 19 PTS | 7 REB |6 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
• Leonie Fiebich: 16 PTS | 7 REB |3 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
• Kayla Thornton: 16 PTS | 5 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM

Sun’s Last Game

With Marina Mabrey (24 PTS, 69.2 FG%, 5-7 from 3PT) contributing the best performance on the team, Connecticut won 82-80 against Chicago. DeWanna Bonner also added 15 points and eight rebounds to the effort.

• Marina Mabrey: 24 PTS | 3 REB |1 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 5 3PM
• DeWanna Bonner: 15 PTS | 8 REB |3 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM
• Brionna Jones: 12 PTS | 4 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 0 3PM

Liberty Players to Watch

• Stewart averages 19.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, shooting 44.6% from the floor and 25.7% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Jonquel Jones paces the Liberty at 9.4 rebounds per contest, while also posting 3.5 assists and 15.1 points. She is fifth in the league in rebounding.
• Sabrina Ionescu paces her squad in both points (19.9) and assists (6.0) per contest, and also puts up 4.4 rebounds. Defensively, she puts up 1.0 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.
• Fiebich averages 6.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, shooting 41.4% from the field and 37.4% from downtown (10th in league) with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game.
• Kayla Thornton is averaging 6.8 points, 0.8 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game.

Sun Players to Watch

• Thomas is No. 1 on the Sun in rebounding (9.3 per game) and assists (7.9), and produces 11.4 points. She also delivers 1.6 steals (sixth in the league) and 0.5 blocked shots.
• Bonner is No. 1 on the Sun in scoring (16.5 points per game), and puts up 6.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists. She also puts up 1.3 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
• Mabrey gets the Sun 14.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest. She also delivers 1.2 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
• Brionna Jones is posting 13.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest, making 52.1% of her shots from the floor (sixth in league).
• The Sun receive 12.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game from DiJonai Carrington.