Liberty vs Lynx
Final · First Round Game 1 · Sun Sep 27 · 2:00 PM ET · Target Center
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-off- Spread: Liberty +6.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 175.5 (166 points).
Recap
The New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 91-75 in Game 1 of the First Round at Target Center in Minneapolis on Sep 27, 2026 to move to 26-18.
The lead changed hands 5 times. New York leads the First Round 1-0. The Liberty outrebounded the Lynx 38-23.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 25 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 91 |
| MIN | 18 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 75 |
Team stats
- FG
- 31-61
- 28-67
- 3PT
- 13-25
- 9-26
- FT
- 16-18
- 10-13
- Rebounds
- 38
- 23
- Assists
- 25
- 20
- Turnovers
- 19
- 13
Top performers
Points
Assists
Rebounds
Player stats
Liberty · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart F | 38 | 34 | 11-18 | 2-3 | 10-12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +17 |
| Leonie Fiebich F | 34 | 16 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +21 |
| Jonquel Jones C | 26 | 8 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +4 |
| Sabrina Ionescu G | 28 | 13 | 4-14 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +12 |
| Pauline Astier G | 29 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +19 |
| Anneli Maley F | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Raquel Carrera F | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Han Xu C | 12 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +13 |
| Rebekah Gardner G | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 |
| Rebecca Allen G | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Marine Johannes G | 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 |
| Marine Fauthoux G | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Lynx · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Howard F | 18 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -16 |
| Napheesa Collier F | 33 | 12 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -23 |
| Kayla McBride G | 38 | 14 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -17 |
| Courtney Williams G | 35 | 9 | 3-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -18 |
| Olivia Miles G | 30 | 11 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | -16 |
| Nia Brodie F | 19 | 16 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 |
| Chloe Bibby F | 2 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Dorka Juhasz F | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 |
| Antonia Delaere F | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Aari McDonald G | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 |
| Maya Caldwell G | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
Game info
Last and next games
Liberty
Lynx
- Last game: W 86-66 vs INDThu Sep 24
- Next game: L 71-87 at NYTue Sep 29
- L 77-96 at INDTue Sep 22
- W 101-89 at CONSun Sep 20
- L 81-93 vs NYFri Sep 18
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