Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Lynx forced a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, beating the Liberty 82-80 on Friday night.
MINNEAPOLIS — Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Minnesota Lynx forced a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, beating the New York Liberty 82-80 on Friday night.
The teams will meet Sunday night in New York in the first Game 5 of the Finals since 2019, when Washington topped Connecticut. It will be the eighth Game 5 in WNBA Finals history.
Kayla McBride scored 19 points and Courtney Williams added 15 for Minnesota, which forced Liberty stars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu into poor shooting nights.
