Minnesota Lynx vs NY Liberty Game Player Stats and Box Score for Aug 19 | 2025 WNBA Season

The New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx 85-75 on Tuesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Jonquel Jones led New York with 22 points and 10 rebounds on 7-for-10 shooting, including 3-for-5 from 3-point range. Sabrina Ionescu finished with 17 points and 11 assists. Emma Meesseman added 13 points and seven rebounds on 6-for-8 shooting.

Natasha Cloud chipped in 10 points and five rebounds on 4-for-9 shooting (2-for-5 on 3-pointers), while Leonie Fiebich contributed 10 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Courtney Williams led Minnesota with 17 points and five rebounds on 7-for-19 shooting. Natisha Hiedeman finished with 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting (2-for-4 from 3-point range) off the bench. DiJonai Carrington and Maria Kliundikova added 11 points apiece.

With the win, the Liberty have snapped their two-game losing skid. They improved to 22-13 and moved half a game behind the No. 2 spot. On the other hand, the Lynx dropped to 28-6, and their six-game winning streak was snapped. The league-leading Minnesota is 6.5 games ahead of New York.

Tuesday's game was the fourth and final meeting this season between last year's WNBA finalists. Minnesota has won the previous three: a 100-93 win on July 30, an 83-71 victory on Aug. 10 and an 86-80 win on Saturday.

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Minnesota Lynx vs. NY Liberty player stats and box score

NY Liberty player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Leonie Fiebich	10	5	4	0	1	0	0	2-6	2-3	4-4	10
Emma Meesseman	13	7	3	1	2	2	1	6-8	1-1	0-0	-2
Jonquel Jones	22	10	1	1	1	2	0	7-10	3-5	5-6	16
Sabrina Ionescu	17	4	11	2	0	3	1	5-18	4-10	3-4	16
Natasha Cloud	10	5	2	2	2	2	0	4-9	2-5	0-2	8
Kennedy Burke	8	2	1	1	0	1	0	3-10	0-4	2-2	6
Marine Johannès	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	1-4	1-4	0-0	-1
Stephanie Talbot	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-3
Rebekah Gardner	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Isabelle Harrison	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nyara Sabally	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Breanna Stewart	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Minnesota Lynx player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Bridget Carleton	3	1	1	2	0	1	1	1-3	0-2	1-2	-15
Alanna Smith	5	9	2	2	3	1	2	2-6	0-2	1-1	-4
Jessica Shepard	6	10	1	0	0	2	0	3-6	0-0	0-0	-12
Kayla McBride	6	2	3	0	0	2	0	2-9	1-6	1-1	-12
Courtney Williams	17	5	2	3	2	3	0	7-19	1-3	2-2	-19
Natisha Hiedeman	16	1	0	2	1	1	0	6-10	2-4	2-2	7
DiJonai Carrington	11	0	1	3	1	0	0	3-9	1-3	4-4	9
Maria Kliundikova	11	5	0	4	0	0	1	5-9	1-2	0-2	-4
Napheesa Collier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jaylyn Sherrod	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Camryn Taylor	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Minnesota Lynx vs. NY Liberty game summary

The New York Liberty had a 24-20 lead over the Minnesota Lynx at the end of the opening quarter. Jonquel Jones led New York with nine points on 3-for-4 shooting.

The Liberty outscored the Lynx 24-17 in the second quarter to take a 48-37 lead into the halftime break. Jones led New York in the first half with 17 points and four rebounds on 5-for-6 shooting, including 3-for-4 from 3-point range. Sabrina Ionescu added 10 points and eight assists.

No Lynx player scored in double figures in the first half. DiJonai Carrington had seven points off the bench, while Natisha Hiedeman added six points. Alanna Smith and Maria Kliundikova chipped in five points apiece.

Minnesota outscored New York 23-18 in the third quarter to trim the Liberty's lead to six (66-60) heading into the final period.

Down the stretch, Hiedeman's 3-pointer at the top of the key cut New York's lead to four (79-75) with less than two minutes remaining. The Liberty extended their lead to double digits (85-75) after Ionescu's four-point play conversion and Kennedy Burke's quick layup.

Both teams return to action on Thursday. New York will host the Chicago Sky, while Minnesota will visit the Atlanta Dream.