NBA

New York Liberty at Dallas Wings

· Women's National Basketball Association
30-6, 14-4 Away
Final
91 - 105

9-27, 7-11 Home

Sabrina Ionescu records 11 of New York's season-high 33 assists in a 105-91 victory over the Wings

Breanna Stewart's 27 points propel Liberty past Wings

New York (30-6) became the second team in WNBA history, joining the 2023 Las Vegas Aces, to reach 30 wins in its first 36 games of a season. The Liberty hold a three-game lead over second-place Minnesota (27-9), which plays at New York on Sunday.

New York shot 55% from the field, including 16 of 29 from 3-point range. Ionescu made four 3-pointers and Stewart, Jonquel Jones and Leonie Fiebich each added three.

Stewart made all three of her 3-pointers in the first quarter to give her 15 points in the frame, while Dallas had just 18 points.

Fiebich sank New York’s eighth 3-pointer — on just 13 attempts — with 8:17 left in the second quarter for a 36-22 lead. Dallas, meanwhile, was 8 of 20 overall.

The Liberty ended the half with a 58-43 lead behind 19 points from Stewart.

Dallas cut its deficit to 72-64 with 5:14 left in the third but New York closed on a 15-5 run, with six points from Fiebich, to regain control at 87-69.

New York led by double figures the entire fourth quarter.

Jones scored 19 points and Fiebich added 16 off the bench for New York. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton had 10 points.

Arike Ogunbowale scored 23 points and Natasha Howard added 21 for Dallas (9-27). Teaira McCowan had 11 points and Maddy Siegrist scored 10 for her first double-digit game since June 17.

The teams play each other again on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 105 - 91
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 105 - 91
4th 13.0 Marquesha Davis defensive rebound 105 - 91
4th 16.1 Jacy Sheldon misses 19-foot jumper 105 - 91
4th 25.2 Ivana Dojkic makes 18-foot jumper (Nyara Sabally assists) 105 - 91

Statistics

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38-70 FG 34-72
54.3 Field Goal % 47.2
16-29 3PT 6-24
55.2 Three Point % 25.0
13-14 FT 17-19
92.9 Free Throw % 89.5
30 Rebounds 28
5 Offensive Rebounds 5
25 Defensive Rebounds 23
33 Assists 24
5 Steals 3
3 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
9 Fast Break Points 13
34 Points in Paint 44
20 Fouls 13
25 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 5,157 · Capacity:

2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 8 L1 0.8 32
Connecticut 4 12 W1 0.7 28
Indiana 12 20 L1 0.5 20
Atlanta 17 25 W3 0.375 15
Washington 18 26 W1 0.35 14
Chicago 19 27 L5 0.325 13

2023-24 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 L1 0.75 30
Las Vegas 3 13 W5 0.675 27
Seattle 5 15 W1 0.625 25
Phoenix 11 21 L1 0.475 19
Dallas 21 31 L9 0.225 9
Los Angeles 22 32 W1 0.2 8
Full Standings

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