http://www.wnba.com/games/20040928/DETNYL/recap.html New York 66, Detroit 64 Donaphin Lifts Liberty Into East Finals Box Score http://www.wnba.com/games/20040928/DETNYL/boxscore.html NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (Ticker) -- In a shocker, the WNBA will have a new champion this season. The Detroit Shock's reign as champions ended when Bethany Donaphin made a short jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining to give the New York Liberty a 66-64 victory in Game Three of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Becky Hammon hit 10 treys in the semifinals against Detroit. The Shock were surprise champions last year, dethroning two-time defending champion Los Angeles. They became the first WNBA champion to fail to repeat. After losing the first game at home, the Shock won Game Two here and held a 14-point lead early in the second half of this one. But the Liberty stormed back behind Crystal Robinson, who scored 17 points. Robinson's 3-pointer gave New York a 60-58 lead with 1:35 to go. But the Shock forged a 64-64 tie with 12 seconds to play on a driving layup by Deanna Nolan, who scored 16 points. Becky Hammon dribbled right and underneath the basket, where she was bottled up and forced to pass. She found Donaphin, whose jumper ended Detroit's reign. Hammon scored 20 points for the Liberty, who await the winner of the Washington-Connecticut series. They would have home-court advantage against Washington. Donaphin scored six points for New York, which trailed, 41-27, with 18 minutes left on a jumper by Detroit's Cheryl Ford, who scored 13 points. The Liberty overcame the Shock's advantage in size, which led to a 39-24 edge in rebounds. Detroit shot 29 free throws and eight 3-pointers, while New York shot 13 free throws and 29 3-pointers. Liberty 66, Shock 64 9/28/2004 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Time of Game: 2:06 Officials: #39 Michael Price , #47 Tina Napier , #46 Eli Roe Attendance: 9785 Shock REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST TO BS PTS DEANNA NOLAN G 40 4-18 2-8 6-6 2 6 8 1 2 1 2 0 16 ELAINE POWELL G 39 3-5 0-0 4-9 3 2 5 9 2 2 3 0 10 CHERYL FORD F 38 4-8 0-0 5-8 2 7 9 1 0 1 2 2 13 BARBARA FARRIS F 26 2-7 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 RUTH RILEY C 28 3-6 0-0 2-5 2 3 5 2 4 0 2 2 8 Merlakia Jones 25 6-15 0-0 1-1 2 5 7 1 4 1 1 0 13 Iciss Tillis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ayana Walker 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Stacey Thomas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chandi Jones DNP Isabel Sanchez DNP TOTAL 200 22-59 2-8 18-29 13 26 39 14 15 5 11 4 64 37.3% 25.0% 62.1% Team Rebs: 16 Total TO: 12 Liberty REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST TO BS PTS BECKY HAMMON G 37 8-17 4-11 0-2 1 4 5 4 2 1 3 0 20 VICKIE JOHNSON G 32 2-4 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 5 3 2 1 0 6 CRYSTAL ROBINSON F 39 6-13 4-11 1-2 1 1 2 3 3 2 0 2 17 ELENA BARANOVA F 36 3-10 1-4 1-2 2 4 6 0 5 0 2 2 8 BETHANY DONAPHIN C 27 3-6 0-0 0-1 2 3 5 0 4 1 0 1 6 La'Keshia Frett 17 3-9 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 5 1 1 1 6 Shameka Christon 9 0-3 0-1 3-4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 Kristen Sharp 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Detrina White 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Erin Thorn DNP TOTAL 200 25-62 10-29 6-13 7 17 24 14 23 8 7 7 66 40.3% 34.5% 46.2% Team Rebs: 13 Total TO: 8 TEAM STATISTICS Shock Liberty Fast Break Pts 4 Fast Break Pts 9 Points in the Paint 24 Points in the Paint 22 Biggest Lead 15 Biggest Lead 3 Final 1 2 T Shock 37 27 64 Liberty 24 42 66 Technical Foul Individual WDT NYL --

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