Minnesota Lynx at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCarleton, Brown have career nights, Lynx beat Liberty 92-66
Minnesota won without Sylvia Fowles, who sat out to rest her calf. The Lynx were also missing Shenise Johnson to an injury.
Brown was making her first appearance since suffering a concussion.
Amanda Zahui B. led New York (0-5) with 13 points. The Liberty announced earlier in the day that Sabrina Ionescu had gone to New York to get her ankle injury evaluated.
The Lynx (4-1) shot 51% percent from the field and hit 10 of 21 from 3-point range. They held the Liberty without a field goal for nearly nine minutes during a 20-1 third-quarter run that turned Minnesota's two-point halftime deficit into a 24-point lead when Carleton made a basket with 1:33 left in the period.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 92 - 66 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 92 - 66 |
| 4th 6.2 |  |
Bridget Carleton defensive rebound | 92 - 66 |
| 4th 8.7 |  |
Jazmine Jones misses 8-foot two point shot | 92 - 66 |
| 4th 16.5 | |
Jazmine Jones defensive rebound | 92 - 66 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-71 | FG | 25-64 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 10-13 | FT | 8-11 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 27 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.71428573 | 5 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 3 | W3 | 0.625 | 5 |
 Dallas |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Los Angeles |
1.5 | 3 | W2 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Seattle |
2.5 | 5 | L1 | 0.375 | 3 |
 Phoenix |
3.5 | 6 | L4 | 0.25 | 2 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Atlanta |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 New York |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Toronto |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Washington |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Chicago |
1.5 | 4 | L3 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Connecticut |
4.5 | 8 | L3 | 0.11111111 | 1 |
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