New York Liberty win 2024 WNBA title, beat Minnesota Lynx in overtime

In Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals, the New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx to win the franchise's first-ever championship.

Minnesota took a double-digit lead early on before New York rallied in the third quarter to take the lead before Breanna Stewart's clutch free throws forced overtime.

This was the first winner-take-all overtime game in WNBA Finals history, as Minnesota began the five-minute session slowly and Courtney Williams was unable to convert several times while New York built a 7-2 advantage to win 67-62.

Defensive Player of the Year and WNBA FIrst team star Napheesa Collier led Minnesota and finished with 22 points on 11 of 23 shots.

She also added seven rebounds, two blocks, two assists, and a steal, but had zero free-throw attempts.

The only other Lynx player who was effective was Kayla McBride, who scored 21 points on a 7 of 13 clip, adding five rebounds, five assists, and four steals.

In addition to contributing everywhere else to win her third WNBA championship, Stewart, a two-time Finals MVP, finished with 13 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, three blocks, and a steal.

Sabrina Ionescu shot just 1 of 19 from downtown, with a 1-for-10 clip but added eight assists, seven rebounds, two steals, and a block.

As the unsung hero, Nyara Sabally scored 17 points while Jonquel Jones added 17 points and was crowned finals MVP.