Minnesota Lynx vs New York Liberty: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Thursday, 1 October 2026, Minnesota Lynx welcome New York Liberty for a WNBA game set to start at 23:00 UTC. The game is listed as "First Round - Game 3 If Necessary" in WNBA.

The match is scheduled to be played at Target Center in Minneapolis. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Minnesota Lynx are 1st with 33 wins and 11 defeats from 44 matches.

Minnesota Lynx are top of the table. Minnesota Lynx have scored 3997 points and conceded 3681 points in the league, a difference of +316.

Recent form

Minnesota Lynx: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-W-L-L), scoring 410 points and conceding 429 points.

New York Liberty: 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-L-W-W), scoring 433 points and conceding 393 points.

Head-to-head

Across 5 meetings in our records, the tally is 1 win for Minnesota Lynx and 4 wins for New York Liberty. The most recent meeting came on Wednesday, 30 September 2026: New York Liberty 87-71 Minnesota Lynx.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 858 points, an average of 171.6 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Minnesota Lynx averaged 82 points scored and 85.8 conceded per game, while New York Liberty averaged 86.6 scored and 78.6 conceded.

New York Liberty have the sharper recent attack, averaging 86.6 points per game over their last 5 matches. New York Liberty have been harder to score against, conceding 78.6 points per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: ESPN (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

Follow the match live

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