Breanna Stewart scored 32 points and Sabrina Ionescu added 22 to help the New York Liberty beat the visiting Dallas Wings 102-93 on Sunday.
Trailing by six at the half, New York took over in the third quarter behind Stewart. The Liberty scored 34 points in the period, including 13 by Stewart. The game was tied at 60 midway through the period before New York scored 19 of the next 24 points. Stewart, who made 15 of her 20 field-goal attempts, had six points and two assists during the burst.
New York (6-2) was up 79-68 heading into the fourth quarter. Dallas (5-4) got within single digits midway through the period, but Stewart hit a tough turnaround jumper on the baseline and then Ionescu hit a three-pointer from the wing to make it 93-79 with 4:03 left. Dallas never threatened after that.
30 ball for #30 👏<a href=”https://twitter.com/breannastewart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@breannastewart</a> put together a near double-double performance finishing with 32 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST and shot 75% from the field in the win over Dallas<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MoreThanGame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#MoreThanGame</a> <a href=”https://t.co/INOj7b2HzK”>pic.twitter.com/INOj7b2HzK</a>
—@WNBA
Arike Ogunbowale finished with 25 points to lead Dallas. Satou Sabally added 17 points and 11 rebounds.
The game featured a matchup of the Sabally sisters — Satou and Nyara. It was the first time the sisters, two years apart in age, played against each other in their careers. Satou said they got together on Saturday after the Wings got to New York and had food at Nyara’s apartment.
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