Overview
- Napheesa Collier finished with 30 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as the league-leading Lynx improved to 23-5.
- Sabrina Ionescu scored 31 points for the Liberty, who fell to 17-9 despite mounting an 11-0 run late in the fourth quarter.
- New York was without Breanna Stewart, Nyara Sabally and Kennedy Burke, while guard Natasha Cloud was ruled questionable with an illness.
- Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve had criticized the delayed scheduling of the rematch, calling the 282-day gap a “big miss” for the league and its fans.
- The teams will meet three more times in the regular season—Aug. 10 and 19 in New York and Aug. 16 in Minneapolis—before any potential playoff showdown.