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WNBA, round 0

AwayMinnesota Lynx71
Final
HomeNew York Liberty87
Tuesday, September 29, 2026Barclays CenterAll Charlottesville sports
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MIN2116191571
NY2623191987
Final

Liberty beat Lynx 87-71

The New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 87-71 on Tuesday at Barclays Center.

The Liberty led after every quarter. The second quarter made the difference: the Liberty outscored the Lynx 23-16.

The Liberty shot 46% to 38% and won the boards 36-29.

For the Liberty, Jonquel Jones (C): 21. For the Lynx, Courtney Williams (G): 18.

The Liberty improve to 26-18. The Lynx fall to 33-11.

Attendance: 17,593.

Full recap at ESPN: No. 8-seeded Liberty sweep top-seeded Lynx 87-71 in quarterfinals, advance to WNBA semifinals

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#10
MIN · PointsCourtney Williams G18
#10
MIN · AssistsCourtney Williams G5
#10
MIN · ReboundsCourtney Williams G8
#35
NY · PointsJonquel Jones C21
#20
NY · AssistsSabrina Ionescu G7
#35
NY · ReboundsJonquel Jones C13
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
N. Howard F1621-30-00-051102321-11
N. Collier F33146-140-02-471200435-14
K. McBride G39144-133-53-434130031-16
C. Williams G38188-171-21-185200353-12
O. Miles G1751-81-42-221101023-14
N. Brodie F24103-71-43-322211114+2
D. Juhasz F1100-00-00-000020000-16
A. McDonald G1483-52-40-003010000+2
M. Caldwell G800-10-10-022110022-1
Team7126-688-2011-1429191084111819

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Video

Highlights and analysis from ESPN

Liberty clobber Lynx to become first 8-seed to beat 1-seed in WNBA history

ESPNSep 29

Jonquel Jones drains it from downtown for Liberty

ESPNSep 29

Breanna Stewart finishes through contact for Liberty

ESPNSep 29

Nia Coffey drills a trey for the Lynx

ESPNSep 29

Courtney Williams gets the basket plus the foul for the Lynx

ESPNSep 29

Jonquel Jones knocks down the one-leg jumper

ESPNSep 29

Kayla McBride splashes the 3-pointer for the Lynx

ESPNSep 29

Sabrina Ionescu shows off her range for Liberty

ESPNSep 29

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