New York Liberty at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationIonescu makes 6 3-pointers, Liberty beat the Lynx 76-66
New York (21-6) has won three straight since dropping a home game to Minnesota on July 28. Ionescu had 31 points and seven 3-pointers in that game.
Ionescu finished with six of New York's nine 3-pointers in the rematch. The Liberty struggled from the field, shooting just 40%, but dominated the paint. New York outrebounded Minnesota 43-32, including 16 offensive rebounds that led to 25 second-chance points.
New York also held Minnesota to just 24 second-half points.
Betnijah Laney scored 17 points and Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 17 rebounds for New York. Courtney Vandersloot had a team-high seven assists.
Minnesota star Napheesa Collier played her first game since dropping 24 points and 11 rebounds on July 26. She was out with a right ankle sprain.
Collier had 18 points and eight rebounds and Kayla McBride added 14 points for Minnesota (13-15). Lindsay Allen added nine points and 10 assists.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 66 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 66 |
| 4th 11.1 |  |
Betnijah Laney makes 2-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists) | 76 - 66 |
| 4th 32.0 | |
Liberty defensive team rebound | 74 - 66 |
| 4th 34.0 |  |
Diamond Miller misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 74 - 66 |
Statistics
 NY |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-75 | FG | 26-63 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 7-8 | FT | 11-14 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,631 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W6 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 New York |
3 | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Indiana |
6 | 20 | W3 | 0.54545456 | 24 |
 Washington |
14 | 28 | L10 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Connecticut |
19 | 33 | L2 | 0.25 | 11 |
 Chicago |
20 | 34 | L4 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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