Breanna Stewart scored 21 points and had a WNBA Finals record seven steals to lead Liberty over the Minnesota Lynx 80-66 and tie the series at 1 win apiece. New York built a double-digit lead in the first half, but Minnesota, just like Game 1, stormed back and put Liberty’s advantage over doubt.
This time, New York held the lead and tied the series at 1-1 as it shifts to Minnesota for Game 3 on Wednesday night. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton finished with 20 points, hitting key shots for her team throughout the game. Stewart also had eight rebounds and five assists to go with her WNBA Finals record of seven steals.
Napheesa Collier had 16 points and Courtney Williams added 15 for the Lynx. Lynx’s Williams made a layup with 3:40 remaining and cut the lead down to 68-66, but Liberty closed the 4th quarter with a 12-0 run to put the game away. Previously, New York was ahead 46-31 before Minnesota closed it to 10 at the half.
The Lynx got within 57-53 near the end of the third quarter but a quick sequence from Breanna Stewart put the Liberty up 61-53 heading to the fourth quarter.
