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Minnesota Lynx vs New York Liberty — 2026-09-29 WNBA Game Analysis

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Minnesota Lynx 71, New York Liberty 87. Final.

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FinalBarclays Center
Minnesota LynxMIN71
New York LibertyNY87
  1. 1st 9:362NYJonquel Jones makes two point shot0–2
  2. 1st 8:503NYJonquel Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)0–5
  3. 1st 8:391MINKayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 21–5
  4. 1st 7:382NYJonquel Jones makes two point shot1–7
  5. 1st 7:002NYLeonie Fiebich makes running layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)1–9
  6. 1st 6:312MINNapheesa Collier makes two point shot3–9
  7. 1st 6:222NYBreanna Stewart makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)3–11
  8. 1st 6:082MINKayla McBride makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Nia Brodie assists)5–11
  9. 1st 5:512NYPauline Astier makes driving layup (Breanna Stewart assists)5–13
  10. 1st 5:342NYSabrina Ionescu makes running layup (Pauline Astier assists)5–15
  11. 1st 5:022MINCourtney Williams makes two point shot7–15
  12. 1st 4:332MINCourtney Williams makes running layup9–15
  13. 1st 3:512NYSabrina Ionescu makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Pauline Astier assists)9–17
  14. 1st 3:242MINNia Brodie makes driving layup (Maya Caldwell assists)11–17
  15. 1st 2:402MINNia Brodie makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)13–17
  16. 1st 2:312NYBreanna Stewart makes 2-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)13–19
  17. 1st 2:311NYBreanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 113–20
  18. 1st 2:162MINNapheesa Collier makes 3-foot layup (Kayla McBride assists)15–20
  19. 1st 1:492MINNatasha Howard makes running layup (Maya Caldwell assists)17–20
  20. 1st 1:273NYHan Xu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)17–23
  21. 1st 59.43MINNia Brodie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)20–23
  22. 1st 59.41MINNia Brodie makes free throw 1 of 121–23
  23. 1st 45.63NYHan Xu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marine Johannes assists)21–26
  24. 2nd 8:372NYMarine Johannes makes 4-foot two point shot21–28
  25. 2nd 8:251MINNapheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 222–28
  26. 2nd 7:503MINOlivia Miles makes 22-foot three point jumper25–28
  27. 2nd 6:253NYSabrina Ionescu makes 27-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)25–31
  28. 2nd 6:102MINNapheesa Collier makes 2-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)27–31
  29. 2nd 5:591NYBreanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 227–32
  30. 2nd 5:591NYBreanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 227–33
  31. 2nd 4:302NYBreanna Stewart makes 3-foot two point shot27–35
  32. 2nd 4:163MINCourtney Williams makes 25-foot three pointer30–35
  33. 2nd 4:092NYJonquel Jones makes layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)30–37
  34. 2nd 4:091NYJonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 130–38
  35. 2nd 3:531NYLeonie Fiebich makes free throw 1 of 230–39
  36. 2nd 3:531NYLeonie Fiebich makes free throw 2 of 230–40
  37. 2nd 3:322MINNapheesa Collier makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)32–40
  38. 2nd 2:392MINCourtney Williams makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists)34–40
  39. 2nd 2:391MINCourtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 135–40
  40. 2nd 2:252NYJonquel Jones makes 13-foot two point shot (Pauline Astier assists)35–42
  41. 2nd 2:082NYPauline Astier makes running layup35–44
  42. 2nd 1:463NYSabrina Ionescu makes 24-foot running jump shot (Jonquel Jones assists)35–47
  43. 2nd 1:421MINOlivia Miles makes free throw 1 of 236–47
  44. 2nd 1:421MINOlivia Miles makes free throw 2 of 237–47
  45. 2nd 1:012NYJonquel Jones makes two point shot37–49
  46. 3rd 8:503NYLeonie Fiebich makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)37–52
  47. 3rd 8:242MINCourtney Williams makes driving layup (Olivia Miles assists)39–52
  48. 3rd 6:261NYBreanna Stewart makes free throw flagrant 1 of 239–53
  49. 3rd 6:261NYBreanna Stewart makes free throw flagrant 2 of 239–54
  50. 3rd 5:533MINKayla McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nia Brodie assists)42–54
  51. 3rd 5:202MINNapheesa Collier makes running layup (Aari McDonald assists)44–54
  52. 3rd 5:022NYJonquel Jones makes two point shot44–56
  53. 3rd 4:443MINKayla McBride makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Aari McDonald assists)47–56
  54. 3rd 4:202MINAari McDonald makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)49–56
  55. 3rd 4:091NYBreanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 249–57
  56. 3rd 4:091NYBreanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 249–58
  57. 3rd 2:221NYBreanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 249–59
  58. 3rd 2:221NYBreanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 249–60
  59. 3rd 1:443NYSabrina Ionescu makes 26-foot three pointer (Breanna Stewart assists)49–63
  60. 3rd 1:071MINNia Brodie makes free throw 1 of 250–63
  61. 3rd 1:071MINNia Brodie makes free throw 2 of 251–63
  62. 3rd 43.92NYRebekah Gardner makes layup51–65
  63. 3rd 33.83MINAari McDonald makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)54–65
  64. 3rd 14.83NYSabrina Ionescu makes 25-foot three pointer54–68
  65. 3rd 3.81MINKayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 255–68
  66. 3rd 3.81MINKayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 256–68
  67. 4th 8:543NYMarine Johannes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leonie Fiebich assists)56–71
  68. 4th 8:422MINCourtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot58–71
  69. 4th 8:132MINCourtney Williams makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Natasha Howard assists)60–71
  70. 4th 7:312NYBreanna Stewart makes 14-foot jumper (Marine Johannes assists)60–73
  71. 4th 6:483NYMarine Johannes makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot60–76
  72. 4th 6:102NYJonquel Jones makes 2-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)60–78
  73. 4th 6:101NYJonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 160–79
  74. 4th 6:011MINNapheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 261–79
  75. 4th 4:583MINAari McDonald makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Courtney Williams assists)64–79
  76. 4th 4:182NYJonquel Jones makes layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)64–81
  77. 4th 4:002MINNapheesa Collier makes 10-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)66–81
  78. 4th 3:382NYSabrina Ionescu makes driving layup66–83
  79. 4th 2:082NYBreanna Stewart makes two point shot66–85
  80. 4th 1:592MINCourtney Williams makes driving layup68–85
  81. 4th 1:382NYBreanna Stewart makes 14-foot pullup jump shot68–87
  82. 4th 1:263MINKayla McBride makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aari McDonald assists)71–87

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Game recap

Playoffs. Quarters: Minnesota 21, 16, 19, 15; New York 26, 23, 19, 19.

Jonquel Jones had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Breanna Stewart scored 21, with 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Sabrina Ionescu had 18 points and 7 assists.

Courtney Williams had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Napheesa Collier scored 14, with 7 rebounds. Kayla McBride scored 14, with 4 assists.

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Minnesota Lynx vs New York Liberty — WNBA Game Analysis

New York Liberty defeated Minnesota Lynx 87–71, a 16-point margin. New York Liberty shot 46% from the field, compared with 38% from the field for Minnesota Lynx. Minnesota Lynx shot 40% from three-point range, compared with 31% from three-point range for New York Liberty. New York Liberty led the rebounding count, 36 to 29. Minnesota Lynx committed fewer turnovers, 10 to 11.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatMinnesota LynxNew York Liberty
FG26-6832-69
Field Goal %3846
3PT8-2010-32
Three Point %4031
FT11-1413-13
Free Throw %79100
Rebounds2936
Offensive Rebounds1112
Defensive Rebounds1824
Assists1919
Steals87
Blocks44
Turnovers1011
Total Turnovers1213
Fast Break Points1113
Points in Paint2844

Leaders

  • PointsJonquel Jones · NY · 21
  • AssistsSabrina Ionescu · NY · 7
  • ReboundsJonquel Jones · NY · 13
  • PointsCourtney Williams · MIN · 18
  • AssistsCourtney Williams · MIN · 5
  • ReboundsCourtney Williams · MIN · 8

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