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WNBA playoffs · First round, Game 1 · Sunday, Sep 27 · Final

Liberty 91, Lynx 75: Breanna Stewart scores 34 and New York takes Game 1 in Minneapolis

New York Liberty lead the best-of-three first-round series 1-0. Breanna Stewart had 34 points; Kalshi had the Liberty at 31¢ at tip-off.

Final

New York Liberty91

Minnesota Lynx75

Target Center, Minneapolis · 12,339 fans · ABC1

Score by quarter
Team1234T
New York Liberty2515252691
Minnesota Lynx1826161575

Kalshi at tip-off

NY 31¢

the winner’s price, as the underdog2

Winner’s low

21¢

last trade, 11:54 AM PT, before it settled at $1

Closing line

MIN −6.5

DraftKings via ESPN; the Liberty covered

Total

166

under a 175.5 close

How the game went

  • End of Q1: Liberty 25, Lynx 18.
  • Halftime: Lynx 44, Liberty 40.
  • End of Q3: Liberty 65, Lynx 60.
  • Final: Liberty 91, Lynx 75.
  • Liberty ran off 15 unanswered points from Q1 8:08 to Q1 6:21, taking the score from NY 0, MIN 6 to NY 15, MIN 6.
  • Lynx ran off 8 unanswered points from Q2 8:45 to Q2 6:00, taking the score from NY 27, MIN 18 to NY 27, MIN 26.
  • Liberty ran off 8 unanswered points from Q4 4:07 to Q4 2:49, taking the score from NY 79, MIN 68 to NY 87, MIN 68.
  • Biggest leads: Liberty by 19 (Q4, 2:49 left); Lynx by 6 (Q1).
  • Lead changes: 5.

Quarter scores from the box score; runs, leads and lead changes counted from ESPN’s play-by-play. A run counts every point, free throws included, until the other team scores.1

What the market had

At tip-off Kalshi had the Liberty at 31¢ and the Lynx at 71¢ to buy.2 The underdog won.

The winning side’s lowest trade after tip-off was 21¢, at 11:54 AM PT. It closed the night at $1: a contract pays $1.00 if its side wins and nothing if it does not, and Kalshi settled this one at 1:10 PM PT.2

DraftKings closed at MIN -6.5 with a total of 175.5, as ESPN shows it. The final margin was 16, so the Liberty covered, and the 166 total points went under.1

Prices are Kalshi’s, not ours. No PM Countdown writer posted a call on this game, so there is nothing of ours to grade here.

Who stood out

Breanna Stewart led all scorers with 34 points on 11-of-18 shooting, with 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

Every player with 10 or more points
PlayerTeamMinPtsRebAstFG3PT
Breanna StewartLiberty383412611-182-3
Leonie FiebichLiberty3416836-74-5
Nia BrodieLynx1916106-74-5
Kayla McBrideLynx3814265-122-7
Sabrina IonescuLiberty2813064-143-8
Napheesa CollierLynx3312536-140-3
Olivia MilesLynx3011813-121-4

Every player who scored 10 or more.1

Box score

New York Liberty
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/−
Starters
Breanna Stewart383412622511-182-310-12+17
Leonie Fiebich3416831136-74-50-0+21
Jonquel Jones268531112-52-32-2+4
Sabrina Ionescu2813062024-143-82-2+12
Pauline Astier297851043-61-10-0+19
Bench
Anneli Maley20100000-00-00-0-1
Raquel Carrera20001010-00-00-0-1
Han Xu125101202-21-10-0+13
Rebekah Gardner114301022-40-10-0-3
Rebecca Allen60000000-10-10-0-5
Marine Johannes102020001-30-20-0+5
Marine Fauthoux22000010-10-02-2-1
Team9138251062131-6113-2516-18
Minnesota Lynx
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/−
Starters
Natasha Howard188220023-50-02-4-16
Napheesa Collier3312531036-140-30-0-23
Kayla McBride3814261025-122-72-2-17
Courtney Williams359350213-121-32-2-18
Olivia Miles3011810143-121-44-4-16
Bench
Nia Brodie1916100106-74-50-1-2
Chloe Bibby25000002-41-30-0+1
Dorka Juhasz80011000-10-10-0+8
Antonia Delaere20000000-00-00-0+1
Aari McDonald20110010-00-00-0+3
Maya Caldwell120111000-00-00-0-1
Team752320441328-679-2610-13

Team stats

NYMIN

  • 31-61Field goals28-67
  • 13-25Three-pointers9-26
  • 16-18Free throws10-13
  • 38Rebounds23
  • 5Offensive rebounds5
  • 25Assists20
  • 10Steals4
  • 21Turnovers13
  • 18Points given up off turnovers24
  • 30Points in the paint22
  • 11Fast-break points6
  • 19Largest lead6

ESPN box score.1 Starters first, then the bench, in ESPN’s order.

What’s next

New York leads the best-of-three series 1-0. Game 2 is Tuesday, Sep 29, 5:30 PM PT at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, on USA Net/CNBC. A Liberty win ends the series; a Lynx win forces a deciding Game 3.1

Kalshi had Game 2 at Lynx 61¢ and Liberty 41¢ to buy, and the series at Liberty 59¢ and Lynx 44¢, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:27 PM PT.2

The Game 2 preview: tale of the tape, who to watch and the injury report

Quick answers

Who won Game 1 of Liberty vs Lynx?

The New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 91-75 at Target Center on Sunday, Sep 27, 2026, and lead the first-round series 1-0.

Who led Liberty vs Lynx Game 1 in scoring?

Breanna Stewart scored 34 points on 11-of-18 shooting, with 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

When is Game 2?

Game 2 is Tuesday, Sep 29, 5:30 PM PT at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. A Liberty win ends the series; a Lynx win forces Game 3.

Did the favorite cover?

DraftKings closed at MIN -6.5 with a total of 175.5. The final margin was 16, so the Liberty covered, and the 166 total points went under.

Sources

Read after the final. This page is not updated in place.

  1. ESPN WNBA game summary for event 401918014: final score, score by quarter, attendance, box score, team stats, play-by-play (runs and leads are counted from its scoring plays), and the DraftKings closing line ESPN shows, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM PT. espn.com
  2. Kalshi public API: event KXWNBAGAME-26SEP27NYMIN (settlement, and one-minute candles from 15 minutes before tip-off to the end of the game), and the series event KXWNBASERIES-26NYMINR1, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:27 PM PT. kalshi.com

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