Transcript: New York Liberty 91, Minnesota Lynx 75. Stewart's 34 points carry Liberty past Lynx in Minnesota. Breanna Stewart led everyone with 34 points.
The story
The Liberty trailed by 6 and still won. Stewart led New York with 34 points and 12 rebounds. The Liberty won the 1st quarter 25-18 behind a 15-0 run. Minnesota answered in the 2nd quarter with an 8-0 run of their own, and led 44-40 at halftime. New York took control in the 2nd half, winning the 3rd quarter 25-16 to lead 65-60 entering the 4th. The Liberty sealed it with an 8-0 run in the final quarter, finishing 91-75. Fiebich added 16 points for New York. Brodie led Minnesota with 16 points, while Miles grabbed 8 rebounds.
2Stewart dominated from start to finish with 34 points and 12 rebounds, adding 6 assists and 2 steals. She made 11 field goals and 10 free throws, anchoring New York's offense and rebounding effort throughout the game.
The stat line
The stat line
| Minnesota Lynx | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nia Brodie | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kayla McBride | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Napheesa Collier | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Olivia Miles | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Courtney Williams | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Natasha Howard | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chloe Bibby | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aari McDonald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dorka Juhasz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maya Caldwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Liberty | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Leonie Fiebich | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sabrina Ionescu | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonquel Jones | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pauline Astier | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Han Xu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Marine Fauthoux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marine Johannes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anneli Maley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raquel Carrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
