Sabrina Ionescu finished with 17 points, a season-high 11 assists and four rebounds and helped the New York Liberty fend off a Minnesota Lynx comeback effort by hitting a deep 3-pointer with 33.8 seconds left to secure an 85-75 victory on Tuesday night in the final regular-season meeting between the teams.

Ionescu was only 5-of-18 from the field but her biggest shot clinched New York's first win in four meetings with the Lynx and improved the Liberty (22-13) to 5-6 since losing Breanna Stewart to a bruised right knee on July 26.

New York saw its lead sliced to 79-75 when Natisha Hiedeman sank a trey with 2:08 remaining. After Natasha Cloud missed from long range with 44.5 seconds left, Ionescu grabbed the offensive rebound and sank a 31-footer while falling to the floor for a 82-75 lead.

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