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Liberty Go To 4-0 Before Record Crowd

Associated Press

WNBA

Vickie Johnson scored 20 points and the New York Liberty remained the only unbeaten team in the WNBA with a 65-57 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday in New York.

The game was the first at home for the Liberty (4-0) and drew a crowd of 17,780 to Madison Square Garden, the largest ever to watch a women’s professional game in North America.

The Mercury (2-2), which never led and managed just one tie at 27-27 early in the second half, trailed 46-35 midway through the second half as the Liberty went on a 10-0 run.

Jennifer Gillom scored 20 of her 23 points in the second half for the Mercury.

Liberty 65, Mercury 57

PHOENIX (57) - Foster 3-7 0-0 6, Webb 1-8 1-1 3, Gillom 9-19 3-4 23, Timms 2-13 2-2 7, Pettis 3-14 2-4 11, Jackson 0-2 2-2 2, Askamp 1-6 1-2 3, Lieberman-Cline 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Ambers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-71 11-16 57.

NEW YORK (65) - Lobo 5-12 3-6 13, Johnson 8-17 4-5 20, Hampton 1-5 0-0 2, Weatherspoon 3-5 3-5 9, Witherspoon 5-11 2-5 14, Trice 0-0 0-0 0, Ford 0-5 0-0 0, Wicks 1-3 5-6 7, Blades 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-58 17-27 65.

Halftime-New York 25, Phoenix 22. 3-Point goals-Phoenix 6-19, (Pettis 3-6, Gillom 2-6, Timms 1-6, Webb 0-1), New York 2-12, (Witherspoon 2-5, Weatherspoon 0-1, Ford 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Lobo 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 54 (Webb, Gillom 10), New York 46 (Lobo 9). Assists-Phoenix 9 (Timms 5), New York 14 (Weatherspoon 5). Total fouls-Phoenix 24, New York 22. A-17,780.

Sting 67, Rockers 44

At Charlotte, N.C.

Andrea Stinson had 19 points and 10 assists as Charlotte beat Cleveland for its first victory.

Stinson, a former North Carolina State star, also had five rebounds and two steals as the Sting (1-3) opened their home schedule before a crowd of 7,289 at the Charlotte Coliseum.

Vicky Bullett added 12 points and Rhoda Mapp 11 for the Sting, while Isabelle Fijalkowski led the Rockers (1-3) with 15 points.

CLEVELAND (44) - Nemcova 2-7 2-2 8, Fijalkowski 5-9 5-6 15, Braxton 1-9 1-4 3, Nicholson 0-4 0-0 0, Woodard 2-7 0-0 4, Jones 2-7 0-0 4, Brown 2-9 2-2 6, Boucek 2-4 0-0 4, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-56 10-14 44.

CHARLOTTE (67) - Bullett 6-12 0-0 12, Moore 3-11 0-0 6, Mapp 4-10 3-6 11, Suber 2-4 2-2 7, Stinson 7-13 2-3 19, Levesque 0-1 0-0 0, Congreaves 2-5 1-1 5, Williams 1-3 0-0 3, Manning 2-5 0-0 4, Artis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 8-12 67.

Halftime-Charlotte 32, Cleveland 23. 3-Point goals-Cleveland 2-10, (Nemcova 2-4, Braxton 0-1, Woodard 0-1, Nicholson 0-2, Boucek 0-2), Charlotte 5-10, (Stinson 3-3, Williams 1-2, Suber 1-3, Moore 0-1, Congreaves 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Cleveland 43 (Fijalkowski 9), New York 43 (Bullett, Moore, Suber 6). Assists-Cleveland 10 (Braxton, Woodard, Boucek 3), Charlotte 25 (Stinson 10). Total fouls-Cleveland 16, Charlotte 17. A-7,289.