New York Liberty
The New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx, 93–81
The Liberty erased a 20–19 first-quarter deficit and finished with a 12-point win.
Game story
The New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 93–81 on Friday, September 18. Breanna Stewart led the Liberty with 24 points; Olivia Miles had 20 for the Lynx.
New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | September 18, 2026
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Who stood out
Breanna Stewart (Liberty): 24 points and 10 rebounds on 8-of-17 shooting (2-of-3 from three), 6-of-8 at the line in 38 minutes, a +13 in her minutes. She came in averaging 20.2 points over 41 games of the 2026 regular season.
Jonquel Jones (Liberty): 18 points and 10 rebounds on 8-of-17 shooting (1-of-3 from three), 1-of-1 at the line in 30 minutes, a +12 in her minutes.
Olivia Miles (Lynx): 20 points and 8 rebounds on 5-of-18 shooting (0-of-3 from three), 10-of-12 at the line in 34 minutes, a -7 in her minutes.
Breanna Stewart: Sep 18 against her baselines
This game · her last 10 before it · her regular season entering it
Baselines are her regular-season games before this one (PropSports game log). Playoff games are never mixed into them.
PropSports box score (game 401857196) and PropSports game log values as of Sep 18, 2026 payload 5b6362b3fdd7dc05
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| Sep 18 · 1 game | Last 10 · 10 G | Season · 41 G | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 24 | 18 | 20.2 |
| Rebounds | 10 | 6.7 | 8.3 |
| Assists | 4 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Minutes | 38 | 31.1 | 33 |
How it happened
It did not start that way: the Lynx led 20–19 after one quarter and by as many as 5. The fourth quarter was the swing — the Liberty won it 28–19 — and they led 41–37 at halftime. The game had 12 lead changes; the Liberty’s largest lead was 12.
The Liberty’s bench outscored the Lynx’s, 17–8.
The Liberty made 34-74 from the field (46%) and 13-29 from three; the Lynx 29-74 (39%). Turnovers ran 16–19, and points off turnovers 19–21 in the Lynx’s favor — the margin came from shooting, not possession control. Rebounds went 37–38, points in the paint 38–44.
Where the game separated
The 5 team stats with the widest gaps
Selected by the size of each difference relative to a typical game-to-game gap for that stat. Descriptive, not a causal breakdown of the margin.
PropSports box score and linescore (game 401857196) values as of Sep 18, 2026 payload 288067b141a0854a
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| Liberty | Lynx | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-point % | 45% | 27% |
| Bench points | 17 | 8 |
| Field goal % | 46% | 39% |
| Free throw % | 75% | 85% |
| Assists | 17 | 22 |
What it means
A reason to be cautious about carrying this game forward: the Liberty gave up more points off turnovers than they scored, 21–19. One game is still one game.
After the result the Liberty were 26-16 and the Lynx 31-10 (team schedules through September 18). The Liberty’s 93 was 3.1 above the 89.9 a game they averaged entering it.
Next up: MIN at NY on Sep 29, where the market consensus has the Lynx favored over the Liberty by 3.5 with a total of 172.5 (PropBetEdge capture, Sep 29, 11 books) — and the Lynx allow 83.7 a game, 13th-most of 15. Player props enter the board inside 36 hours of tip.
Betting relevance
On the spread: DraftKings’ line, had the Lynx favored by 5.5; the 12-point margin put the Liberty on the right side of the spread.
The 174 combined points went under the 176.5 total.
Breanna Stewart (24 points against 20.2 entering the game and 18 over her previous 10) is the line the next prop market has to price.
Markets touched: Spread · Total · Moneyline
Market evidence
Market reference: DraftKings (a single sportsbook). PropBetEdge also holds a pre-tip capture from Sep 18.
Unknowns
How the market prices both teams on the next slate beyond the stored captures.
Evidence & methodology4 cited records · how this story was built
Records cited
- PropSports box score + play-by-play + shot locations · source ↗
- PropSports team schedules (records after the game, scoring entering it) · source ↗
- PropSports standings (standings as of Sep 29) · source ↗
- DraftKings line
How this story was built
Generated by PropBetEdge’s deterministic newsroom (wnba-articles/1.7.0 · Full story, wnba-depth/1.1.0) and checked by the publication gate before release; betting relevance: actionable.
Revisions
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