NBA

New York Liberty at Portland Fire

· Women's National Basketball Association
New York Liberty
3-1, 2-1 Away
Final
82 - 100

Portland Fire
1-2, 1-2 Home

Stewart scores 22, reserves contribute big to lead Liberty past Fire 100-82

Fire vs. New York Liberty - Game Highlights

The expansion Fire (1-2) picked up their first win on Tuesday when they shocked the Liberty 98-96 on Sarah Ashlee Barker's putback at the buzzer.

Fowler, a former star at the University of Portland, signed a developmental contract earlier Thursday. She scored 12 points just two days after the Liberty bench put up 11 total. Rebekah Gardner had 14 and Julie Vanloo added nine points on three 3-pointers. The Liberty bench scored 41 points while making eight 3-pointers.

The Liberty were without standout starters Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally for a fourth straight game.

Pauline Astier added 20 points as Inonescu's replacement, giving the free-agent rookie from France 67 points in four games for the Liberty (3-1). After going 5 of 16 in the first quarter the Liberty finished 34 of 67 (51%) with 15 3s and 32 assists, including a career-high 11 from Marine Johannes.

Megan Gustafson had 14 points in 14 minutes, and Haley Jones added 10 to help the Fire bench contribute 39 points. Starters Nyadiew Puoch scored 13 points and Bridget Carleton and Emily Engstler both added 11.

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton's layup gave the Liberty a 39-37 lead at the end of a first half that had nine lead changes. The Liberty made 11 of 14 shots in the third quarter, outscoring Portland of 31-16. The lead reached 22 points in the fourth quarter.

Up next New York has a week off before hosting Golden State on Thursday.

Portland completes its four-game season-opening homestand against Connecticut on Monday.

Regular Season Series

POR wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 100 - 82
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 100 - 82
4th 0.1 Aubrey Griffin defensive rebound 100 - 82
4th 0.1 Haley Jones misses 7-foot pullup jump shot 100 - 82
4th 11.8 Rebecca Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Han Xu assists) 100 - 82

Statistics

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34-67 FG 30-68
51 Field Goal % 44
15-38 3PT 9-31
39 Three Point % 29
17-20 FT 13-20
85 Free Throw % 65
32 Rebounds 30
4 Offensive Rebounds 7
28 Defensive Rebounds 23
32 Assists 22
7 Steals 7
0 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 9
11 Fast Break Points 4
38 Points in Paint 42
19 Fouls 22
22 Largest Lead 9
9 Lead Changes 9
70 Percent Led 25

Game Information

Venue: Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 13,087 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W5 0.6818182 30
Washington 2 16 W4 0.6363636 28
Indiana 2 16 L1 0.6363636 28
New York 4 18 L2 0.59090906 26
Chicago 14 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Toronto 19 33 L8 0.25 11
Connecticut 19 33 W1 0.25 11

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 11 W1 0.75 33
Golden State 1 12 W1 0.72727275 32
Las Vegas 2 13 W7 0.70454544 31
Dallas 6 17 W1 0.6136364 27
Portland 16 27 W1 0.38636363 17
Los Angeles 17 28 L2 0.36363637 16
Phoenix 17 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Seattle 25 36 L5 0.18181819 8
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