Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty avenge loss to Lynx

Sabrina Ionescu scored 12 of her 18 points in the second half and Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 17 rebounds to lead the New York Liberty to a 76-66 victory Friday over the host Minnesota Lynx.

New York (21-6) avenged an 88-83 loss last week at home against the Lynx (13-15).

The Liberty, who have a six-game winning streak on the road, have won 11 of their last 13 games.

Ionescu made 6 of 11 shots from 3-point range and tallied five rebounds, six assists and three steals.

Breanna Stewart finished with 17 points and eight rebounds and Betnijah Laney had 17 points.

Courtney Vandersloot contributed seven assists.

Minnesota has lost consecutive games after winning three straight, including the win over the Liberty last week.

Napheesa Collier led the Lynx with 18 points and Kayla McBride added 14.

Jessica Shepard had 11 rebounds for Minnesota.

Neither team led by more than six points and there were 11 ties and 12 lead changes by the fourth quarter.

After the Liberty took a 39-33 lead with 3:02 left in the second, Minnesota went on an 11-2 run extending into the third. The Lynx led 44-41 with 9:48 remaining in the period.

Nine points in the third from Ionescu, who made all three of her 3-point attempts, kept New York in a back-and-forth affair with Minnesota.

The Liberty took a 58-56 lead into the fourth after Ionescu made a shot from beyond the arc with 1.5 seconds left in the third.

Ionescu made another 3-pointer with 9:29 remaining to increase the lead to 61-56.

New York took its biggest lead of seven points -- 64-57 - with 7:46 left following one of two free-throw attempts made by Jonquel Jones.

Stewart's layup with 5:35 left increased the lead to 68-59.

New York outrebounded Minnesota 43-32. The Liberty tallied 16 offensive rebounds that contributed to 25 second-chance points.