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Minnesota Lynx @ New York Liberty 94–89

2024-06-25 · Cup final · WNBA · UBS Arena, Elmont NY · Att. 7,015 · Prime Video

Minnesota Lynx 2024 · New York Liberty 2024 · 2024 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	23	24	19	28	94
NYL	27	23	10	29	89

Team stats

	Lynx	Liberty
Field goals	33-69 .478	31-69 .449
Three-pointers	14-29 .483	12-29 .414
Free throws	14-14 1.000	15-18 .833
Offensive rebounds	4	15
Defensive rebounds	21	28
Total rebounds	25	43
Assists	26	24
Steals	12	6
Blocks	4	2
Turnovers	10	20
Personal fouls	17	16
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	26	30
Fast-break points	20	6
Points off turnovers	9	27
Largest lead	11	10

Minnesota Lynx

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Bridget Carleton F	36	23	8-10	6-8	1-1	1	3	4	5	3	0	1	4	+4
Napheesa Collier F	35	21	6-13	3-3	6-6	0	6	6	3	3	1	2	4	+11
Courtney Williams G	33	11	5-15	1-4	0-0	1	3	4	8	3	0	1	1	0
Kayla McBride G	32	12	3-13	2-9	4-4	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	+5
Alanna Smith F	26	6	3-8	0-1	0-0	2	4	6	4	1	3	2	3	-4
Dorka Juhasz F	18	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	2	+2
Cecilia Zandalasini F	12	15	5-6	2-3	3-3	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	+2
Natisha Hiedeman G	7	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	+5
Total		94	33-69	14-29	14-14	4	21	25	26	12	4	10	17

FG .478 · 3P .483 · FT 1.000

Did not play: Diamond Miller (knee injury), Olivia Epoupa (coach's decision), Alissa Pili (coach's decision), Sika Kone (coach's decision)

New York Liberty

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Breanna Stewart F	38	24	8-15	2-3	6-7	6	5	11	3	0	0	5	2	-11
Sabrina Ionescu G	37	23	10-21	2-11	1-1	2	8	10	4	2	0	7	1	+7
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton G	34	13	3-9	2-3	5-6	2	1	3	6	0	0	2	5	-3
Jonquel Jones C	34	3	0-3	0-1	3-4	3	9	12	3	3	1	1	3	-3
Kayla Thornton F	28	17	6-11	5-9	0-0	1	2	3	2	0	0	2	1	-5
Courtney Vandersloot G	13	4	2-6	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	4	1	0	3	2	-9
Kennedy Burke G	8	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	+4
Leonie Fiebich F	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	-5
Total		89	31-69	12-29	15-18	15	28	43	24	6	2	20	16

FG .449 · 3P .414 · FT .833

Did not play: Ivana Dojkić (coach's decision), Nyara Sabally (back), Marquesha Davis (coach's decision)

Officials: Roy Gulbeyan, Angelica Suffren, Eric Brewton

Play-by-play

Show every play (374)

Quarter 1

10:00 NYL Napheesa Collier vs. Jonquel Jones (Sabrina Ionescu gains possession)
9:48 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes 3-foot layup (Betnijah Laney-Hamilton assists) 0–2
9:33 MIN Courtney Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Bridget Carleton assists) 2–2
9:13 NYL Sabrina Ionescu traveling
9:00 MIN Alanna Smith traveling
8:41 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
8:37 NYL Jonquel Jones offensive rebound
8:36 NYL Alanna Smith blocks Jonquel Jones 's 3-foot two point shot
8:35 MIN Alanna Smith defensive rebound
8:18 MIN Courtney Williams misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
8:16 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
8:05 NYL Breanna Stewart out of bounds bad pass turnover
7:58 MIN Kayla McBride makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Courtney Williams assists) 4–2
7:37 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 28-foot three point jumper
7:33 NYL Breanna Stewart offensive rebound
7:31 NYL Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
7:28 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
7:24 MIN Bridget Carleton makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists) 7–2
6:54 NYL Breanna Stewart misses 18-foot two point shot
6:51 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
6:48 MIN Kayla McBride misses running pullup jump shot
6:45 NYL Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound
6:37 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Betnijah Laney-Hamilton assists) 7–5
6:22 NYL Kayla Thornton personal foul
6:14 MIN Alanna Smith makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists) 9–5
5:50 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists) 9–8
5:37 MIN Alanna Smith misses driving layup
5:33 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
5:26 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton bad pass (Bridget Carleton steals)
5:26 MIN Kayla McBride lost ball turnover (Jonquel Jones steals)
5:12 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
5:09 NYL Jonquel Jones offensive rebound
5:05 NYL Sabrina Ionescu bad pass (Napheesa Collier steals)
4:58 MIN Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists) 11–8
4:48 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
4:44 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
4:32 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 2-foot hook shot
4:30 NYL Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
4:25 NYL Kayla Thornton makes two point shot (Breanna Stewart assists) 11–10
4:06 MIN Alanna Smith misses layup
4:04 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
3:57 NYL Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Betnijah Laney-Hamilton assists) 11–13
3:43 MIN Kayla McBride misses driving layup
3:40 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
3:35 NYL Kayla Thornton misses 17-foot two point shot
3:34 NYL Breanna Stewart offensive rebound
3:34 NYL Breanna Stewart makes two point shot 11–15
3:34 MIN Alanna Smith shooting foul
3:34 Official timeout
3:34 NYL Leonie Fiebich enters the game for Kayla Thornton
3:34 NYL Courtney Vandersloot enters the game for Jonquel Jones
3:34 NYL Kennedy Burke enters the game for Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
3:34 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Alanna Smith
3:34 NYL Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 1 11–16
3:16 NYL Sabrina Ionescu shooting foul
3:16 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2 12–16
3:16 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 13–16
3:01 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Kennedy Burke assists) 13–18
2:40 MIN Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
2:37 MIN Bridget Carleton offensive rebound
2:32 MIN Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot 15–18
2:12 NYL Courtney Vandersloot makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Breanna Stewart assists) 15–20
1:50 MIN Dorka Juhasz makes layup (Napheesa Collier assists) 17–20
1:40 MIN Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Bridget Carleton
1:40 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Courtney Williams
1:34 NYL Courtney Vandersloot lost ball turnover (Cecilia Zandalasini steals)
1:28 MIN Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point shot (Cecilia Zandalasini assists) 20–20
1:12 NYL Kennedy Burke makes driving layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists) 20–22
1:00 MIN Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:59 NYL Courtney Vandersloot defensive rebound
0:52 NYL Kennedy Burke makes 26-foot three point jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists) 20–25
0:37 MIN Natisha Hiedeman bad pass (Courtney Vandersloot steals)
0:33 NYL Breanna Stewart makes two point shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists) 20–27
0:19 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini makes 5-foot two point shot 22–27
0:19 NYL Leonie Fiebich shooting foul
0:19 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton enters the game for Leonie Fiebich
0:19 MIN Bridget Carleton enters the game for Kayla McBride
0:19 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 1 of 1 23–27
0:03 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 27-foot three point jumper
0:00 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

10:00 NYL Jonquel Jones enters the game for Kennedy Burke
10:00 NYL Kayla Thornton enters the game for Sabrina Ionescu
9:41 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini makes 18-foot jumper (Bridget Carleton assists) 25–27
9:20 NYL Napheesa Collier blocks Breanna Stewart 's 16-foot two point shot
9:18 MIN Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound
9:03 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini makes 23-foot three pointer 28–27
8:36 NYL Kayla Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists) 28–30
8:19 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini out of bounds bad pass turnover
8:19 MIN Alanna Smith enters the game for Napheesa Collier
8:11 NYL Breanna Stewart misses driving floating jump shot
8:08 MIN Alanna Smith defensive rebound
7:57 NYL Courtney Vandersloot shooting foul
7:57 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 1 of 2 29–30
7:57 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 2 of 2 30–30
7:57 NYL Sabrina Ionescu enters the game for Courtney Vandersloot
7:57 NYL Kennedy Burke enters the game for Breanna Stewart
7:57 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Natisha Hiedeman
7:35 NYL Kayla Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:32 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
7:25 MIN Courtney Williams misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
7:23 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
7:12 NYL Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists) 30–33
6:57 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton personal foul
6:45 MIN Dorka Juhasz makes layup (Courtney Williams assists) 32–33
6:31 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes 14-foot jumper (Betnijah Laney-Hamilton assists) 32–35
6:17 MIN Courtney Williams misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
6:15 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
6:08 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists) 32–38
6:07 MIN Lynx Full timeout
6:07 NYL Breanna Stewart enters the game for Kennedy Burke
6:07 MIN Napheesa Collier enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini
6:07 MIN Kayla McBride enters the game for Dorka Juhasz
5:55 MIN Alanna Smith bad pass (Jonquel Jones steals)
5:43 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes 17-foot driving floating jump shot (Jonquel Jones assists) 32–40
5:27 MIN Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
5:25 MIN Alanna Smith offensive rebound
5:23 MIN Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
5:19 NYL Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
5:05 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton lost ball turnover (Napheesa Collier steals)
4:59 MIN Napheesa Collier makes two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists) 34–40
4:43 MIN Bridget Carleton personal foul
4:35 NYL Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists) 34–43
4:22 MIN Bridget Carleton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists) 37–43
4:07 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes driving layup 37–45
3:55 MIN Napheesa Collier bad pass (Sabrina Ionescu steals)
3:51 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes two point shot 37–47
3:43 MIN Lynx Full timeout
3:31 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists) 40–47
3:11 NYL Sabrina Ionescu bad pass (Courtney Williams steals)
3:06 MIN Bridget Carleton makes 25-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists) 43–47
2:50 NYL Leonie Fiebich enters the game for Kayla Thornton
2:50 NYL Kennedy Burke enters the game for Jonquel Jones
2:43 NYL Alanna Smith blocks Betnijah Laney-Hamilton 's 26-foot three point jumper
2:42 NYL Kennedy Burke offensive rebound
2:42 NYL Kennedy Burke misses two point shot
2:40 MIN Alanna Smith defensive rebound
2:24 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 3-foot two point shot (Alanna Smith assists) 45–47
2:23 NYL Liberty Full timeout
2:23 NYL Courtney Vandersloot enters the game for Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
1:59 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
1:59 MIN Lynx defensive team rebound
1:50 MIN Kennedy Burke blocks Kayla McBride's layup
1:49 NYL Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound
1:37 NYL Courtney Vandersloot misses driving layup
1:36 NYL Breanna Stewart offensive rebound
1:36 MIN Courtney Williams shooting foul
1:36 NYL Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2 45–48
1:36 NYL Breanna Stewart misses free throw 2 of 2
1:34 MIN Alanna Smith defensive rebound
1:17 MIN Bridget Carleton traveling
1:04 NYL Courtney Vandersloot lost ball turnover
1:04 NYL Courtney Vandersloot loose ball foul
0:48 MIN Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:45 NYL Leonie Fiebich defensive rebound
0:37 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 27-foot three point jumper
0:34 MIN Kayla McBride defensive rebound
0:30 MIN Alanna Smith makes 1-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists) 47–48
0:07 NYL Courtney Vandersloot makes layup (Kennedy Burke assists) 47–50
0:02 MIN Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot
0:00 NYL Leonie Fiebich defensive rebound
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 NYL Jonquel Jones enters the game for Kennedy Burke
10:00 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton enters the game for Leonie Fiebich
10:00 NYL Kayla Thornton enters the game for Courtney Vandersloot
9:49 MIN Courtney Williams bad pass (Jonquel Jones steals)
9:41 MIN Alanna Smith personal foul
9:31 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot three point jumper
9:30 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton offensive rebound
9:29 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton misses tip shot
9:28 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
9:07 MIN Bridget Carleton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists) 50–50
8:54 NYL Breanna Stewart offensive foul
8:54 NYL Breanna Stewart turnover
8:45 MIN Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:42 NYL Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound
8:27 NYL Breanna Stewart makes 11-foot jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists) 50–52
7:59 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 17-foot two point shot
7:56 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
7:53 NYL Breanna Stewart out of bounds bad pass turnover
7:45 MIN Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three pointer 53–52
7:28 NYL Sabrina Ionescu bad pass (Courtney Williams steals)
7:21 MIN Courtney Williams misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
7:17 NYL Jonquel Jones defensive rebound
7:12 NYL Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point shot
7:09 MIN Bridget Carleton defensive rebound
6:59 MIN Alanna Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:56 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
6:50 NYL Breanna Stewart makes driving layup 53–54
6:50 MIN Alanna Smith shooting foul
6:50 NYL Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 1 53–55
6:37 MIN Bridget Carleton misses 26-foot three point jumper
6:34 MIN Courtney Williams offensive rebound
6:29 NYL Jonquel Jones shooting foul
6:29 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2 54–55
6:29 MIN Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 55–55
6:07 NYL Breanna Stewart misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
6:04 MIN Kayla McBride defensive rebound
5:49 MIN Courtney Williams misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
5:47 NYL Breanna Stewart defensive rebound
5:30 NYL Jonquel Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover
5:12 MIN Jonquel Jones blocks Alanna Smith 's 4-foot driving layup
5:11 NYL Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound
4:50 NYL Breanna Stewart bad pass (Bridget Carleton steals)
4:44 MIN Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
4:41 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
4:41 Official timeout
4:41 NYL Leonie Fiebich enters the game for Kayla Thornton
4:41 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Alanna Smith
4:27 MIN Courtney Williams makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Dorka Juhasz assists) 57–55
4:11 NYL Sabrina Ionescu misses 23-foot three point jumper
4:08 NYL Jonquel Jones offensive rebound
3:59 NYL Jonquel Jones misses 9-foot two point shot
3:56 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
3:48 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 4-foot two point shot
3:47 NYL Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound
3:37 MIN Bridget Carleton shooting foul
3:37 NYL Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2 57–56
3:37 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Bridget Carleton
3:37 NYL Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2 57–57
3:27 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) 60–57
3:02 NYL Leonie Fiebich misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
2:57 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
2:50 NYL Leonie Fiebich personal foul
2:38 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 12-foot two point shot
2:37 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
2:37 NYL Jonquel Jones loose ball foul
2:37 NYL Courtney Vandersloot enters the game for Leonie Fiebich
2:28 MIN Courtney Williams misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
2:24 NYL Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound
2:16 MIN Napheesa Collier personal foul
2:11 NYL Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
2:08 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton offensive rebound
2:03 NYL Courtney Vandersloot out of bounds bad pass turnover
1:48 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
1:45 NYL Sabrina Ionescu defensive rebound
1:41 NYL Breanna Stewart lost ball turnover (Napheesa Collier steals)
1:37 MIN Kayla McBride bad pass (Sabrina Ionescu steals)
1:37 MIN Napheesa Collier transition take foul
1:37 NYL Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 1 60–58
1:19 NYL Courtney Vandersloot misses driving layup
1:16 MIN Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound
1:06 MIN Napheesa Collier traveling
1:06 MIN Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Courtney Williams
1:06 MIN Bridget Carleton enters the game for Kayla McBride
0:49 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini shooting foul
0:49 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 2 60–59
0:49 NYL Kayla Thornton enters the game for Sabrina Ionescu
0:49 NYL Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes free throw 2 of 2 60–60
0:40 MIN Bridget Carleton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists) 63–60
0:33 NYL Breanna Stewart misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
0:29 MIN Lynx defensive team rebound
0:05 MIN Cecilia Zandalasini makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists) 66–60
0:00 NYL Courtney Vandersloot misses driving floating jump shot
0:00 NYL Liberty offensive team rebound
0:00 (00:00) [Lynx] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4