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New York Liberty vs Los Angeles Sparks — Liberty win 113-109, Jul 28, 2026

New York
Liberty
24-16 · 8-7 away
113
Final
1234
NY36173228
LA30262825
109
Los Angeles
Sparks
15-25 · 5-9 home
Qtr1234T
NY36173228113
LA30262825109

Liberty Edge Sparks in Close Contest

In a tightly contested matchup, the Liberty edged the Sparks 113-109. B. Stewart led the way with a standout performance, guiding New York to victory. With this win, the Liberty now sit at 16-12, while the Sparks fall to 10-17, and the season series is tied at one apiece. Liberty held off Sparks 113-109 in a hard-fought contest. B. Stewart led Liberty with 29 points, contributing significantly to the win. Liberty controlled the glass, out-rebounding the Sparks 28 to 21. This edge in rebounds played a crucial role in securing the victory. With this result, Liberty improved to 16-12, while Sparks fell to 10-17, and the season series is now tied 1-1 after tonight's matchup.

The Liberty sit 3rd in the Eastern Conference, 2 games back, coming off a win, 7-3 over their last 10. The Sparks sit 6th in the Western Conference, 16 games back, winners of 2 straight, 3-7 over their last 10.

Scoring summary

The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.

TeamPlayTypeScore
4th Quarter
Rebekah Gardner makes driving layup (Jonquel Jones assists)Score102-94
Breanna Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)Score105-94
Nneka Ogwumike makes reverse layup (Erica Wheeler assists)Score105-96
Ariel Atkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)Score105-99
Nneka Ogwumike makes 16-foot jumper (Ariel Atkins assists)Score105-101
Rebecca Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)Score108-101
Erica Wheeler makes 11-foot pullup jump shotScore108-103
Marine Fauthoux makes free throw 1 of 2Score109-103
Marine Fauthoux makes free throw 2 of 2Score110-103
Nneka Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)Score110-106
Rebekah Gardner makes free throw 1 of 2Score111-106
Rebekah Gardner makes free throw 2 of 2Score112-106
Nneka Ogwumike makes 26-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)Score112-109
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2Score113-109

Next on the schedule

Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.

New York Liberty
  • atLynxSep 18
  • atTempoSep 20
  • vsDreamSep 22
Los Angeles Sparks
  • atWingsSep 18
  • vsFireSep 20
  • atAcesSep 23

Game odds and betting

NYLAMoneyline-206+167Spread-5.5-103+5.5-118TotalO 182.5-110U 182.5-110

How it settled

Moneyline
113-109
NY won
Spread
NY -5.5
Did not cover
Total points
182.5 → 222
Over

Closing line across 6 books.

Game leaders

New York Liberty
Breanna Stewart29 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST
Sabrina Ionescu27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
Los Angeles Sparks
Rae Burrell24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
Nneka Ogwumike21 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST

Standings

Eastern Conference
#ClubW-LStreak
1Atlanta Dream26-14W1
2Indiana Fever26-14W2
3New York Liberty24-16W1
4Washington Mystics24-16L1
5Chicago Sky15-25L3
Western Conference
#ClubW-LStreak
1Minnesota Lynx31-9L2
2Golden State Valkyries29-11W4
3Las Vegas Aces27-13W3
4Dallas Wings24-16W4
5Portland Fire16-24L1
6Los Angeles Sparks15-25W2

Separate conferences, so the two records are not directly comparable.

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