Model Predictions
| Model | New York Liberty | Connecticut Sun | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 11.1% | 88.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.3% | 78.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 15.9% | 84.1% | +9.2 | ✓ (6.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 19.1% | 80.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 19.0% | 81.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 31.4% | 68.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Connecticut Sun +3 (60-57). Ratings: 2005 season-end ratings.
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vickie Johnson * | 35 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Becky Hammon * | 34 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Crystal Robinson * | 31 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Elena Baranova * | 31 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Bethany Donaphin * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| La'Keshia Frett | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Shameka Christon | 11 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| DeTrina White | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| K.B. Sharp | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Erin Thorn | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Connecticut Sun
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj McWilliams-Franklin * | 37 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Nykesha Sales * | 34 | 3-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Katie Douglas * | 33 | 4-13 | 0-6 | 6-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Lindsay Whalen * | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Wendy Palmer * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Asjha Jones | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jessica Brungo | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Debbie Black | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Le'coe Willingham | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter