Overview
- Minnesota improved to 23-5 and stretched its lead to five games atop the WNBA standings with the win.
- Napheesa Collier poured in 30 points and nine rebounds, and Kayla McBride chipped in 24 points to power the Lynx offense.
- Sabrina Ionescu scored 31 points but couldn’t overcome New York’s depleted roster.
- Breanna Stewart, Nyara Sabally and Kennedy Burke were ruled out and Natasha Cloud was listed as questionable, leaving the Liberty shorthanded.
- Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve called delaying the rematch until late July a “big miss” for the league and its fans.