Lynx vs Liberty
Final · First Round Game 2 · Tue Sep 29 · 8:30 PM ET · Barclays Center
Minnesota LynxLynx33-11
71FinalSep 29, 2026
New York LibertyLiberty26-18
87TVUSA NetCNBC
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-offMoneyline
MIN−175
NY+145
Spread
MIN −3.5−112
NY +3.5−108
Total O/U
Over 174.5−105
Under 174.5−115
- Spread: Liberty +3.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 174.5 (158 points).
Recap
The New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 87-71 in Game 2 of the First Round at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sep 29, 2026 to move to 26-18.
New York won the First Round 2-0.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 21 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 71 |
| NY | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 87 |
Team stats
MINNY
- FG
- 26-68
- 32-69
- 3PT
- 8-20
- 10-32
- FT
- 11-14
- 13-13
- Rebounds
- 29
- 36
- Assists
- 19
- 19
- Turnovers
- 10
- 11
Top performers
Minnesota LynxNew York Liberty
Points
Courtney Williams18
Jonquel Jones21
Assists
Courtney Williams5
Sabrina Ionescu7
Rebounds
Courtney Williams8
Jonquel Jones13
Player stats
Lynx · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Howard F | 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -11 |
| Napheesa Collier F | 33 | 14 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -14 |
| Kayla McBride G | 39 | 14 | 4-13 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -16 |
| Courtney Williams G | 38 | 18 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -12 |
| Olivia Miles G | 17 | 5 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -14 |
| Nia Brodie F | 24 | 10 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 |
| Dorka Juhasz F | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16 |
| Aari McDonald G | 14 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Maya Caldwell G | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
Liberty · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart F | 40 | 21 | 6-16 | 0-4 | 9-9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +16 |
| Leonie Fiebich F | 29 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +9 |
| Jonquel Jones C | 32 | 21 | 9-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | +15 |
| Sabrina Ionescu G | 33 | 18 | 7-15 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +15 |
| Pauline Astier G | 33 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +12 |
| Han Xu C | 8 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 |
| Rebekah Gardner G | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 |
| Rebecca Allen G | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +7 |
| Marine Johannes G | 8 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 |
Game info
VenueBarclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Attendance17,593
OfficialsReferee: Charles Watson · Referee: Tim Greene · Referee: Tiara Cruse · Referee: Ryan Sassano
TVUSA Net · nationalCNBC · national
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