{"id":30361,"date":"2025-07-23T04:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T04:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/30361\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T04:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T04:13:07","slug":"jonquel-jones-scores-18-points-in-return-from-injury-as-liberty-beat-fever-98-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/30361\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonquel Jones scores 18 points in return from injury as Liberty beat Fever 98-84"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — – Jonquel Jones scored 18 points in her return from an ankle injury, and the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 98-84 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Breanna Stewart and Leonie Fiebich each scored 17, Sabrina Ionescu had 13 points and nine assists, and Isabelle Harrison also had 13 points to help the Liberty (15-6) beat the Fever for the second straight time. New York beat Indiana 98-77 last Wednesday in their last game before the All-Star break.<\/p>\n

Kelsey Mitchell scored 29 points to lead the Fever (12-11), which again played without Caitlin Clark<\/a> (groin injury).<\/p>\n

New York struggled in the first half with Ionescu and Stewart scoring three points and six points, respectively – an anomaly for the duo that averages 18 and 19 points per game. Ionescu was held scoreless in the second and third quarters, spending most of the third on the bench.<\/p>\n

The Fever led 46-42 at halftime, capitalizing on Liberty turnovers to grab the thin lead. They held on to that advantage for most of the third quarter, until Stewart made a 3-pointer and a layup to put the Liberty back on top in the final minutes of the quarter.<\/p>\n

Ionescu’s return in the fourth helped solidify the momentum moving in New York’s direction. She scored 10 straight points for the Liberty coming off the bench, opening the first double-digit lead of the night.<\/p>\n

Jones had been out since June 19th.<\/p>\n

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