New York Liberty at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBreanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu lead Liberty to 113-109 win over skidding Sparks
Stewart made 11 of 19 shots and scored 19 points in the second half after New York (16-12) trailed 56-53 at the break. She added seven assists, four rebounds and four steals.
Ionescu shot 9 for 16 with five 3-pointers and had 14 points in the first quarter to help the Liberty lead 36-30.
Rebekah Gardner finished with 15 points for New York and fellow reserves Han Xu and Marine Fauthoux each scored 13.
Rae Burrell had 24 points to lead Los Angeles (10-17), which has lost six straight and nine of 11. Nneka Ogwumike chipped in with 21 points and nine assists after posting four straight double-doubles.
Burrell sank a 3-pointer to put the Sparks up 81-74, but Stewart hit a floater to finish a quarter-ending 11-4 run and the Liberty led by a point heading into the fourth.
Fauthoux hit two straight 3s for a 93-86 advantage and New York maintained a two-possession lead for almost all of the final eight minutes.
Sparks: At the Portland Fire on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 113 - 109 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 113 - 109 |
| 4th 0.6 |  |
Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound | 113 - 109 |
| 4th 1.6 |  |
Cameron Brink misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 113 - 109 |
| 4th 4.9 | |
Sparks Full timeout | 113 - 109 |
Statistics
 NY |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-70 | FG | 44-73 |
| 59 | Field Goal % | 60 |
| 17-32 | 3PT | 16-31 |
| 53 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 14-16 | FT | 5-7 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Assists | 35 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 30 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 12 | Lead Changes | 12 |
| 39 | Percent Led | 53 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 15,499 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W4 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Atlanta |
1 | 10 | W3 | 0.61538464 | 16 |
 New York |
2 | 12 | W3 | 0.5714286 | 16 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W3 | 0.5555556 | 15 |
 Toronto |
7.5 | 17 | L4 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8.5 | 18 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 9 |
 Connecticut |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.25 | 7 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W8 | 0.79310346 | 23 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | W1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Golden State |
3 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Dallas |
4 | 9 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 18 |
 Portland |
11.5 | 17 | L3 | 0.39285713 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
12 | 17 | L6 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12.5 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
17.5 | 24 | L7 | 0.2 | 6 |
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