Medley, Florida – Breanna Stewart likes the fact that each unrivaled match ends with a winning basket. But the feeling is a little different when a game is won on the line of free throws.
Stewart scored the free launch of the 64-61 victory of the mist – after a technical fault for coach Phantom Adam Harrington – in two games on Monday evening.
“I do not know if I like to finish the match after a frank throw,” said Stewart, the unrivaled co-founder with Napheesa Collier, in an post-match interview on the field after the match.
Mis-Pis-Phantom was the first unrivaled match in three weeks of the new female basketball league to be tied, at 53 points, at the end of the third quarter. Unparalleled matches end with a fourth, unusual quarter, the winning team needed to score 11 points more than the highest team score after the third quarter.
Instead of an exciting finish, the end of the mist-pantom was at least anti-climatic.
At least, Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty teammates with Stewart, tried to give a little lightness to the situation when she cried half short while Stewart took her franc to win the match.
“I didn’t see why they gave him one. I know he was fighting for us, and you enjoy a coach who will fight for you on the field, “said Brittney Griner, Star of Phantom, about his coach after the match.
“It’s crazy that they would call it honestly. Just give me a warning or something like that. Do not let a game be decided a frank launch (explanive). »»
Stewart finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds with four assists to help the mist win their second consecutive match after a 0-4 start.
Stewart scored six points in the fourth quarter, while Rickea Jackson scored five of his 17 points in the last quarter.
Sutou led Sabally the Phantom with 22 points, while Griner collected 20 points and eight rebounds.
Harrington did not speak to the media after the match.
Naphesesa Collier scored 36 points with 12 rebounds, Allisha Gray added 20 points, and Skylar Diggins-Smith struck his fourth match sealing while the Lunar Owls beat the 85-68 vinyl in the second match.
The lunar owls led unrivaled with a 6-0 file, while the laces are second at 4-2. The mist, the ghost, the rose and the vinyl are all 2-4 after the third week of action. From unequaled feedback to action on Friday and Saturday, before the start of tournament 1 against 1 in the league next Monday.
Discover these protruding facts of unparalleled games on Monday evening:
Lunar owls vs Fortudes in vinyl
Mistes against the strong moments Phantom
Unparalleled final score: Lunar Owls 85, vinyl 68
Naphesesa Collier collected 36 points and 12 rebounds to lead the lunar owls at a start of 6-0 with a victory of 85-68 on the vinyl.
“We are entering each training, each match like the score is 0-0, and we continue to stack these victories,” said necklace. “I have the impression of using unrivaled for exactly what it was built to improve for me and my team.”
Unparalleled score in the third quarter: Lunar Owls 73, Vinyl 57
Target victory score: 84
Napheesa Collier A 30 points and 11 rebounds, Allisha Gray has 17 points and the lunar owls are in control 73-57 after the third trimester.
Lunar owls must reach 84 points to ensure victory and improve at 6-0 this season.
Rhyne Howard has 17 points for vinyl, which begins with their fourth consecutive defeat unless an epic return is underway in the fourth quarter.
Unrivaled half-time score: Lunar Owls 52, Vinyl 38
Napheesa Collier A 16 points, Allisha Gray added 12 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 11 points in the first half for the lunar owls, up 52-38, on the vinyl in the first half.
Rhyne Howard leads vinyl with 11 points, while Dearica Hamby has eight rebounds.
Unparalleled score of the first quarter: Lunar Owls 29, Vinyl 18
Naphesesa Collier collected 11 points, while the five lunar owls scored in the first quarter leading to an advantage of 29-18 in the first quarter.
Rhyne Howard led the vinyl with six points, all from the 3 -point beach.
Unparalleled final score: Mist 64, Phantom 61
Breanna Stewart scored the free launch of the match, and the mist beat Phantom 64-61 in the first of the two games on Monday evening.
Stewart collected 18 points, 13 rebounds and four assists while the mist won its first two games this weekend after a 0-4 start.
“I think we have learned the first four games a lot. We continued to stay composed. I don’t know if I like to finish the game after a frank throw, “said Stewart after the match.
The franc launch led to an anti -limatic end so that the first unrivaled match was tied, at 53 points with a target victory score of 64, entering the fourth quarter.
Phantom coach Adam Harrington was expelled for protesting a late call, leading to Mist’s victory.
Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty teammates with Stewart, shouted Half Court while Stewart took his technical franc to win the match.
Stewart scored six points in the fourth quarter, while Rickea Jackson scored five of his 18 points in the last quarter.
Sutou Sabond led the Phantom with 22 points, while Brittney Griner collected 20 points and eight rebounds.
Unparalleled score: Mist 53, Phantom 53 after the third quarter
Target victory score: 64
Sutou missed Sabally a lay-up while the weather expired in the third quarter, but she equaled the match from a two-point free throw with 7.9 seconds to play.
For the first time in unrivaled history, the two teams are tied after three quarters. The first club to reach 64 points will win.
Sabally leads the ghost with 20 points, while Stewart has 13 points and 11 rebounds for the mist.
Unrivaled half-time score: Mist 40, Phantom 29
Rickea Jackson has 12 points, Jewell Loyd has 11 points and the fog led 40-29 at halftime on the Phantom in the first match on Monday evening.
The mist took an advance of 19 points in the second quarter after two 3 consecutive points in transition, one by each player and assisted by Breanna Stewart, who has nine points, eight rebounds and four assists.
Sutou Sabally has 11 points, while Sabrina Ionescu and Brittney Griner each have eight points for the Phantom in the first half.
Unparalleled score: Mist 18, Phantom 14 after the first quarter
Jewell Loyd took a hot start with eight points, including two 3 points, for the mist, up 18-14, on the Phantom in the first quarter.
Sutou Sabally leads the phantom with six points, while Brittney Griner has four points and two early blocks.
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Phantom (2-3) vs Mist (1-4) overview
Ionescu, WNBA champion with the New York Liberty, led Phantom to his second victory of the season Friday with 32 points, nine rebounds and eight assists on the rose on Friday evening.
The mist won its first unrivaled match of the season on Saturday. Stewart, who is an unrivaled liberty and co-founder star, led with 23 points and 10 rebounds against vinyl.
The Phantom beat the mist 74-69 at its first meeting on January 24, where Griner and Sutou scored 29 points in the victory.
Vinyl (2-3) against Lunar Owls (5-0) Overview
The Lunar Owls survived the laces on Friday evening to remain the only unwavered team unparalleled. Collar was the best player in his insectivation, with an average of 28 points and 11.8 rebounds
The vinyl will be hungry for victory, losing its last three games after a 2-0 start during the opening weekend. DeIrica Hamby collected 35 points and 15 rebounds in the defeat of vinyl against mist on Friday.
The Lunar Owls beat vinyl 67-57 on January 27, while collier led with 19 points and 17 rebounds.
Does Angel Reese play tonight?
No, Reese and the Rose played their games of week 3 Friday and Saturday.
Reese became the first unrivaled player to be ejected In the second quarter Saturday against the laces. A referee thought that Reese made a gesture towards him instead of Tiffany Hayes after a defensive judgment, a misunderstanding which led to two technical faults. Reese posted “Free Me” on social networks, while his coach hopes that Reese will be able to learn from ejection.
The Angel Reese Special at McDonald’s was also announced last week: the meal includes a quarter of bacon BBQ with cheese fitted with a new barbecue sauce, as well as fries and a drink.
WNBA free agency, the off -season takes off
Unparalleled matches occur during a successful week of several WNBA players will be in motion next season.
What is unequaled?
Unrivaled – The new female basketball league launched by the stars of the WNBA Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart- will play its inaugural season from January to mid-March.
Six teams with 36 of the best women’s basketball players in the world, including Sabrina Ionescu and Brittney Griner, will participate in the court matches of 3 against 3.
Where are unrivaled play games?
The games will be played in Wayfair Arena in Medley, Florida, which is in the Miami metropolitan region, about 7 miles from Miami International Airport.
UNFORAVED NAMES AND LESS
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Laces: Stefanie Dolson, Tiffany Hayes, Natisha Hiedeman (Relief player contract), Kate Martin, Kayla McBride, Alyssa Thomas, Jackie Young.
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Lunar owls: Shakira Austin, Napheesa Necklace, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray, Courtney Williams, Cameron Brink (IR).
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Haze: Dijonai Carrington, Aaliyah Edwards, Rickea Jackson, Jewell Loyd, Nalyssa Smith (Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot.
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Ghost: Natasha Cloud, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Marina Mabrey, Sutou Sabally, Katie Lou Samuelson.
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Pink: Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Lexie Hull, Angel Reese, Azura Stevens, Brittney Sykes.
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Vinyl: Aliyah Boston, Rae Burrell, Jordin Canada, Deare Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Arike Ogunbowale.
Unrivaled rules namely
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Unparalleled matches start with three seven -minute quarters, and the matches end when the target victory score is reached in the fourth quarter. The target victory score is 11 points higher than the highest team score after the third quarter, known as Elam Elam.
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The players also take only one franc launch after being at fault: a franc launch is equivalent to two or three points depending on the shooting.
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How long is the size of the court unmatched? It measures 72 feet long by 49.2 feet wide. The NBA and WNBA courts are 94 feet long and 50 feet wide.
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