The New York Liberty visited the Minnesota Lynx for their first game post World Cup break last night. The Liberty opened the game on a 6-0 run before the Lynx would immediately respond with an 11-0 run and then things would even out as the Lynx would hold onto a 20-19 lead at the end of the first quarter, in the second quarter, the Liberty would outscore the Lynx 22-17 and take a 41-37 lead into the half. The Lynx would then outscore the Liberty 25-24 in the third quarter, and the Lynx would head into the final quarter trailing 65-62. In the fourth quarter, much of the quarter was very close and tightly contested before down the stretch the Liberty would start to pull away, and outscore the Lynx 28-19 in the final quarter to pick up the 93-81 victory. The Liberty had 5 players score in double-figures in the victory led by Breanna Stewart who scored 24 points on 8-17 from the field, 2-3 from three, and 6-8 from the free throw line, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out 4 assists, and picked up 3 steals with those 24 points, Stewart passed Sue Bird for 9th on the all-time WNBA scoring list, and is now just 6 points away from passing Cappie Pondexter for 8th on the all-time scoring list. Jonquel Jones scored 18 points on 8-17 from the field, 1-3 from three, grabbed 10 rebounds, picked up a steal, and 2 blocks, Sabrina Ionescu had 17 points on 6-15 from the field, 3-9 from three, and 2-3 from the free throw line, grabbed 3 rebounds, dished out 6 assists, and picked up 3 steals, Pauline Astier scored 14 points on 6-8 from the field, and 2-2 from three, grabbed 5 rebounds, and dished out 3 assists, and Marine Johannes had 13 points on 4-8 from the field, 4-8 from three, and 1-2 from the free three line. In the loss, the Lynx also had five players score in double-figures led by Olivia Miles who had 20 points on 5-18 from the field, 0-3 from three, and 10-12 from the free throw line, grabbed 8 rebounds, dished out 5 assists, picked up 2 steals, and a block. Olivia Miles tied Caitlin Clarkâs rookie total points in a season record at 769 points on the season with still 3 games to play. Kayla Mcbride had 16 points on 5-15 from the field, 2-7 from three, and 4-4 from the free throw line, grabbed 3 rebounds, dished out an assist, picked up 2 steals, and a block, Napheesa Collier had 14 points on 7-11 from the field, 0-2 from three, and 0-1 from the free throw line, grabbed 7 rebounds, dished out 4 assists, and picked up 2 blocks, Courtney Williams had 12 points on 5-12 from the field, 2-3 from three, grabbed 5 rebounds, dished out 2 assists, and picked up a steal, and Natasha Howard had 11 points on 4-6 from the field, and 3-3 from the free throw line, grabbed 3 rebounds, dished out 3 assists, and picked up 2 blocks. The Liberty improved to 25-16 on the season while the Lynx dropped their third straight game and fell to 31-10.
Next up:
The New York Liberty visit the Toronto Tempo from Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, ON tomorrow afternoon at 3 PM EST broadcast on WNBA League Pass.
The Minnesota Lynx visit the Connecticut Sun from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT tomorrow afternoon at 1 PM EST broadcast on WNBA League Pass
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