Liberty take Game 1

The Sun couldn't erase a horrid first quarter with a late comeback and the Liberty took Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, 72-63,Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Some key stats from the loss, Connecticut's fourth in five games, including the regular season: Just two Sun players scored in double figures (Tamika Whitmore, 16; Asjha Jones, 11); the Liberty out-rebounded Connecticut, 35-29; and the Sun shot 37.5 percent, getting a combined eight points from Lindsay Whalen (six points, six assists) and Amber Holt.