Late-game execution failures result in Sky’s loss to Liberty

For three quarters, the Sky looked like a playoff team. Taking it a step further, they looked like a team that could force a Game 3 in a best-of-three first-round series against one of the league’s top teams.

But in the final 10 minutes, the Liberty and, more specifically, former Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot exposed just how unprepared the Sky are for the postseason. A 26-8 run by the Liberty to close out the game led to an 86-69 Sky loss Sunday at Wintrust Arena.