First round · Game 2

Final

Minnesota Lynx71atNew York Liberty87 winner

Tue, Sep 29, 8:30 PM EDTBarclays Center, Brooklyn, NYUSA Network · CNBC

NYL wins series 2-0Best of 3Bracket →

Reading the setup…

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
MIN	21	16	19	15	71
NYL	26	23	19	19	87

Minnesota Lynx

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Natasha HowardF	16	2	5	1	0	2	1	1-3	0-0	0-0	-11
Napheesa CollierF	32	14	7	1	0	0	2	6-14	0-0	2-4	-14
Kayla McBrideG	37	14	3	4	3	0	1	4-13	3-5	3-4	-16
Courtney WilliamsG	37	18	7	5	0	0	1	8-17	1-2	1-1	-12
Olivia MilesG	17	5	2	1	0	1	1	1-8	1-4	2-2	-14
Nia Brodie	23	10	2	2	1	1	2	3-7	1-4	3-3	+2
Dorka Juhasz	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-16
Aari McDonald	13	8	0	3	1	0	0	3-5	2-4	0-0	+2
Maya Caldwell	8	0	2	2	1	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-1
Team		71	28	19	8	4	9	26-68	8-20	11-14

DNP: Chloe Bibby (coach's decision), Antonia Delaere (coach's decision), Anastasiia Olairi Kosu (coach's decision)

New York Liberty

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Breanna StewartF	39	21	5	4	1	2	2	6-16	0-4	9-9	+16
Leonie FiebichF	28	7	3	1	0	0	0	2-5	1-4	2-2	+9
Jonquel JonesC	32	21	13	2	0	1	2	9-14	1-3	2-2	+15
Sabrina IonescuG	31	18	4	7	2	0	2	7-15	4-10	0-0	+15
Pauline AstierG	32	4	4	3	3	0	3	2-7	0-1	0-0	+12
Han Xu	7	6	2	0	0	0	1	2-3	2-3	0-0	+1
Rebekah Gardner	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0

Loading the box score…

Lead tracker

Biggest lead · NYL: 19
Biggest lead · MIN: 0
Times tied: 0
Lead changes: 0
Longest run · NYL: 8

Loading the lead tracker…

How they entered this matchup

Travel tax: MINNational TV

MIN is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,019 mi from its previous stop.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

The lineMIN −3.5 · didn't cover

The line

Pregame line · how it landed

SpreadMIN −3.5didn't cover — lost by 16

MoneylineMIN −166 · NYL +140NYL won — upset

TotalO/U 173.5under — 158 combined

Loading the line…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	MIN	NYL
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	54.5h	54.5h
Rest swing	0h	0h
Travel in	1,019 mi	1,019 mi edge
Zone change	+1h	+1h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 1	Homestand · 1 of 1
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	4	2 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

MIN carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 4 vs. NYL's 2.

How each side got here1,019 mi vs 1,019 mi

How each side got here

MIN

1,019 mi

Minneapolis, MNBrooklyn, NY

MIN came from Minneapolis, MN with 1,019 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Minneapolis, MN to Brooklyn, NY

NYL

1,019 mi

Minneapolis, MNBrooklyn, NY

NYL came from Minneapolis, MN with 1,019 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Minneapolis, MN to Brooklyn, NY

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 1 vs homestand 1 of 1

Where this game sits in the run

MIN

Road trip

MIN is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles1,019 mi

NYL

Homestand

NYL is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: USA NetworkCNBC
WNBA League Pass: Full replay + condensed game