Williams scores 26, McBride hits 3-pointer with 30.8 seconds left as Lynx beat Liberty 86-80

— Courtney Williams scored a season-high 26 points, Kayla McBride hit a deep 3-pointer with 30.8 seconds left and the Minnesota Lynx beat the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty 86-80 on Saturday.
Aug 16, 2025, 09:42 pm - AP

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  • Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Leonie Fiebich misses layup
  • Kayla McBride makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jonquel Jones misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Natasha Cloud makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Alanna Smith makes 1-foot layup (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Leonie Fiebich misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Emma Meesseman misses driving floating jump shot
  • Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jonquel Jones makes driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Leonie Fiebich misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams makes 20-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Cloud misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alanna Smith misses driving layup
  • Marine Johannes makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Marine Johannes misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 1
  • DiJonai Carrington misses two point shot
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jonquel Jones makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • DiJonai Carrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Maria Kliundikova assists)
  • Kennedy Burke misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Kennedy Burke makes driving layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Maria Kliundikova makes 24-foot three point jumper (DiJonai Carrington assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Marine Johannes misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Maria Kliundikova misses 3-foot jump bank shot
  • Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Courtney Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Courtney Williams makes technical free throw
  • DiJonai Carrington makes driving layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Leonie Fiebich makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jonquel Jones blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 22-foot three point jumper
  • Maria Kliundikova misses 1-foot jumper
  • Jonquel Jones makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Emma Meesseman assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses technical free throw
  • Maria Kliundikova misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride misses two point shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 2-foot tip shot
  • Kennedy Burke misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes 27-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kennedy Burke makes 1-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
  • Jessica Shepard makes 3-foot two point shot (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Jonquel Jones makes driving layup
  • Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alanna Smith blocks Kennedy Burke's driving floating jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses driving floating jump shot
  • Marine Johannes makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes driving layup (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Emma Meesseman misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Natasha Cloud makes two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 15-foot jumper
  • Marine Johannes makes two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
  • Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jonquel Jones misses 40-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Emma Meesseman makes 10-foot jumper (Leonie Fiebich assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Jonquel Jones assists)
  • Jonquel Jones makes layup (Leonie Fiebich assists)
  • Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jonquel Jones makes 24-foot three point shot (Leonie Fiebich assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 4-foot layup (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three pointer
  • Alanna Smith blocks Jonquel Jones 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes 15-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Jessica Shepard makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Kennedy Burke makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marine Johannes assists)
  • Kennedy Burke makes 22-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Marine Johannes misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kayla McBride misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Alanna Smith makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Jonquel Jones makes 2-foot layup (Marine Johannes assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Emma Meesseman makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kennedy Burke assists)
  • Jessica Shepard misses driving layup
  • Kennedy Burke misses driving layup
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Courtney Williams makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes 3-foot two point shot (Emma Meesseman assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Marine Johannes misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Leonie Fiebich misses layup
  • Marine Johannes misses two point shot
  • Emma Meesseman blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 3-foot two point shot
  • DiJonai Carrington makes free throw 1 of 2
  • DiJonai Carrington makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Emma Meesseman misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Leonie Fiebich misses two point shot
  • Alanna Smith makes driving layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Emma Meesseman makes 1-foot layup (Leonie Fiebich assists)
  • Alanna Smith misses 2-foot two point shot
  • Marine Johannes makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses two point shot
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Marine Johannes makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Kennedy Burke misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kennedy Burke makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alanna Smith misses layup
  • Jessica Shepard makes 14-foot jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Natasha Cloud misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard misses layup
  • Alanna Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alanna Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alanna Smith blocks Marine Johannes 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Leonie Fiebich makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Alanna Smith makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Emma Meesseman misses 9-foot jumper
  • Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
  • Emma Meesseman makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kennedy Burke assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses two point shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes driving layup (Emma Meesseman assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Kennedy Burke misses driving layup
  • Jessica Shepard misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Natasha Cloud misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Kennedy Burke misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alanna Smith blocks Sabrina Ionescu 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses two point shot
  • Kayla McBride makes 29-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Leonie Fiebich makes 2-foot layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Natasha Cloud misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2
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