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Saturday, Jun. 10 8:00pm ET
Liberty run away from Fever | |||||
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BOX SCORE
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Crystal Robinson scored five of her 19 points during a second-half burst that carried the New York Liberty to a 70-62 WNBA win over the Indiana Fever on Saturday night. New York extended a one-point lead into an 11-point cushion by outscoring Indiana 13-3 over a 6:13 stretch of the second half. Robinson's 3-pointer from the right side gave the Liberty a 66-55 lead with 1:35 remaining. Becky Hammon scored 16 points, Tari Phillips 15 and Vickie Johnson 12 for New York (3-4). The Liberty, who hit 12 of their first 15 shots in the second half, finished at 54 percent (27-for-50) for the game. Stephanie McCarty led Indiana (2-3) with 15 points and eight assists. Kara Wolters, the Fever's 6-foot-7 center, added 13 points and nine rebounds. Indiana shot 26-for-66 (39 percent) from the field. Robinson scored 14 points as the teams spent the first half trading scoring runs, with New York leading 31-30 at intermission. Robinson shot 8-for-12 for the game, including 3-for-5 from 3-point range. | ALSO SEE WNBA Scoreboard RECAPS Los Angeles 76 Phoenix 57
New York 70
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