Top Performers
Points
21
Hampton
NYL
Rebounds
7
Lobo
NYL
Assists
8
Weatherspoon
NYL
Threes
3
Witherspoon
NYL
25-56 (44.6%)
FG%
31-58 (53.4%)
1-5 (20.0%)
3PM
4-11 (36.4%)
21-26 (80.8%)
FTM
13-14 (92.9%)
21
Rebounds
28
10
Offensive Rebounds
11
11
Defensive Rebounds
17
16
Assists
23
8
Steals
10
2
Blocks
2
17
Turnovers
21
27
Points Off Turnovers
27
6
Fastbreak Points
14
36
Points In Paint
46
14
Second Chance Points
17
22
Fouls
23
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
18
10
Longest Unanswered Run
12
Lead Changes
0
Ties
1
1997 Eastern Conference
Liberty 
Sting 
Rockers Game Summary
The New York Liberty emerged victorious over the Cleveland Rockers, 79 to 72, on August 24, 1997.
Game Info
August 23, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Nemcova | 32 | 13 | 3 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 4 | 4 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 66.6 |
M. Edwards | 43 | 9 | 2 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | -7 | 4 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 43.6 |
I. Fijalkowski #13 | 24 | 8 | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 2 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 51.5 |
L. Woodard #4 | 15 | 2 | 2 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
J. Braxton #8 | 39 | 15 | 4 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 65.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Jones | 32 | 13 | 3 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 50.9 |
R. Brown #34 | 27 | 10 | 1 (1) | 2 | 3 | 2 | +5 | 2 | 5 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
A. Johnson #31 | 7 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 29.1 |
T. Nicholson #11 | 6 | 0 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Witherspoon #13 | 35 | 11 | 5 (1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 3 | 3 | 4-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 36.7 |
V. Johnson #55 | 43 | 12 | 6 (4) | 3 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 2 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
T. Weatherspoon | 43 | 9 | 1 (0) | 8 | 4 | 0 | +9 | 4 | 3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 94.5 |
R. Lobo | 40 | 20 | 7 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +15 | 2 | 5 | 9-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 63.0 |
K. Hampton #34 | 33 | 21 | 6 (2) | 5 | 3 | 1 | +20 | 3 | 4 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 67.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Ford #5 | 12 | 4 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 1 | 3 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
T. Trice-Hill #33 | 12 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 3 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
S. Wicks #23 | 5 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
R. Blades #10 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYL | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1H
2H
OT
Scoring Plays
All Plays
S. Witherspoon makes 21' three
Assisted by K. Hampton
1Q 19:33
K. Hampton makes free throw 1/2
1Q 17:22
K. Hampton makes free throw 2/2
1Q 17:22
I. Fijalkowski makes free throw 1/2
1Q 16:52
1-5
I. Fijalkowski makes free throw 2/2
1Q 16:52
2-5
R. Lobo makes layup
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
1Q 16:34
2-7
T. Weatherspoon makes driving layup
1Q 16:20
2-9
K. Hampton makes layup
1Q 15:16
2-11
R. Lobo makes 7' jump shot
Assisted by S. Witherspoon
1Q 14:37
2-13
K. Hampton makes 6' jump shot
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
1Q 13:31
2-15
S. Witherspoon makes layup
Assisted by K. Hampton
1Q 13:07
2-17
J. Braxton makes free throw 1/2
1Q 12:47
3-17
J. Braxton makes free throw 2/2
1Q 12:47
4-17
T. Trice-Hill makes layup
Assisted by S. Witherspoon
1Q 12:22
4-19
M. Jones makes 12' jump shot
Assisted by M. Edwards
1Q 11:15
6-19
M. Edwards makes layup
1Q 10:56
8-19
T. Weatherspoon makes 20' three
Assisted by S. Witherspoon
1Q 10:00
8-22
I. Fijalkowski makes free throw 1/2
1Q 09:42
9-22
I. Fijalkowski makes free throw 2/2
1Q 09:42
10-22
R. Brown makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by M. Edwards
1Q 09:18
12-22
M. Jones makes 12' jump shot
1Q 08:42
14-22
K. Ford makes driving layup
Assisted by K. Hampton
1Q 07:49
14-24
K. Hampton makes free throw 2/2
1Q 07:15
14-25
A. Johnson makes driving layup
Assisted by T. Nicholson
1Q 06:42
16-25
V. Johnson makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
1Q 06:01
16-27
R. Brown makes layup
Assisted by T. Nicholson
1Q 04:45
18-27
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:19
18-28
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:19
18-29
K. Hampton makes layup
1Q 03:28
18-31
V. Johnson makes 4' jump shot
Assisted by K. Hampton
1Q 02:40
18-33
J. Braxton makes layup
Assisted by M. Edwards
1Q 02:20
20-33
S. Witherspoon makes 20' three
Assisted by K. Hampton
1Q 02:04
20-36
K. Hampton makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:32
20-37
K. Hampton makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:32
20-38
R. Brown makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by L. Woodard
1Q 01:17
22-38
M. Jones makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by L. Woodard
1Q 00:55
24-38
M. Jones makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:16
25-38
E. Nemcova makes layup
Assisted by J. Braxton
2Q 19:42
27-38
K. Hampton makes free throw 1/2
2Q 19:07
27-39
K. Hampton makes free throw 2/2
2Q 19:07
27-40
R. Lobo makes layup
2Q 18:24
27-42
R. Lobo makes driving layup
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 18:03
27-44
M. Edwards makes 11' jump shot
2Q 17:36
29-44
E. Nemcova makes 20' three
Assisted by L. Woodard
2Q 17:10
32-44
K. Hampton makes 6' jump shot
Assisted by V. Johnson
2Q 16:41
32-46
E. Nemcova makes layup
Assisted by R. Brown
2Q 15:46
34-46
S. Witherspoon makes 20' three
Assisted by V. Johnson
2Q 15:29
34-49
R. Brown makes layup
Assisted by E. Nemcova
2Q 15:05
36-49
V. Johnson makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by S. Witherspoon
2Q 14:11
36-51
L. Woodard makes 9' running jump shot
Assisted by E. Nemcova
2Q 13:56
38-51
V. Johnson makes layup
Assisted by T. Trice-Hill
2Q 12:57
38-53
J. Braxton makes free throw 1/2
2Q 12:40
39-53
J. Braxton makes free throw 2/2
2Q 12:40
40-53
J. Braxton makes 4' jump shot
Assisted by E. Nemcova
2Q 11:52
42-53
M. Jones makes 14' jump shot
Assisted by R. Brown
2Q 11:20
44-53
J. Braxton makes 8' jump shot
Assisted by M. Jones
2Q 10:24
46-53
M. Jones makes free throw 1/2
2Q 09:50
47-53
M. Jones makes free throw 2/2
2Q 09:50
48-53
K. Hampton makes driving layup
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 09:23
48-55
K. Ford makes layup
Assisted by V. Johnson
2Q 09:02
48-57
R. Brown makes 8' jump shot
Assisted by E. Nemcova
2Q 08:42
50-57
J. Braxton makes free throw 1/2
2Q 08:08
51-57
J. Braxton makes free throw 2/2
2Q 08:08
52-57
E. Nemcova makes 5' jump shot
2Q 07:39
54-57
V. Johnson makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by R. Lobo
2Q 07:12
54-59
R. Lobo makes free throw 1/2
2Q 06:37
54-60
R. Lobo makes free throw 2/2
2Q 06:37
54-61
M. Edwards makes free throw 2/2
2Q 06:18
55-61
R. Lobo makes layup
2Q 05:57
55-63
M. Edwards makes 10' running jump shot
2Q 05:37
57-63
J. Braxton makes free throw 1/2
2Q 05:19
58-63
J. Braxton makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:19
59-63
E. Nemcova makes free throw 1/2
2Q 04:43
60-63
E. Nemcova makes free throw 2/2
2Q 04:43
61-63
V. Johnson makes 6' jump shot
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 04:13
61-65
R. Lobo makes layup
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 03:46
61-67
R. Lobo makes driving layup
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 03:16
61-69
M. Edwards makes 10' jump shot
2Q 02:55
63-69
E. Nemcova makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:14
64-69
E. Nemcova makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:14
65-69
I. Fijalkowski makes layup
2Q 01:32
67-69
M. Jones makes 11' jump shot
2Q 01:00
69-69
K. Hampton makes layup
3Q 04:00
69-71
R. Lobo makes layup
3Q 03:26
69-73
J. Braxton makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:11
70-73
I. Fijalkowski makes layup
3Q 02:47
72-73
K. Hampton makes 6' jump shot
Assisted by S. Witherspoon
3Q 02:24
72-75
R. Lobo makes 17' jump shot
3Q 01:01
72-77
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:26
72-78
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:26
72-79
25-56 (44.6%)
FG%
31-58 (53.4%)
1-5 (20.0%)
3PM
4-11 (36.4%)
21-26 (80.8%)
FTM
13-14 (92.9%)
21
Rebounds
28
10
Offensive Rebounds
11
11
Defensive Rebounds
17
16
Assists
23
8
Steals
10
2
Blocks
2
17
Turnovers
21
27
Points Off Turnovers
27
6
Fastbreak Points
14
36
Points In Paint
46
14
Second Chance Points
17
22
Fouls
23
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
18
10
Longest Unanswered Run
12
Lead Changes
0
Ties
1
