"This is incredible," Stewart told ESPN on the court after the game. "I missed it earlier in the series, and I knew I was going to make it. I knew I was going to make it for this city. This is something special right here, and I'm trying not to cry."
With stars such as Cicero-North Syracuse graduate Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu struggling on offense, other players stepped up. Leonie Fiebich started off OT with a 3-pointer, and then Nyara Sabally had a steal for a layup to make it 65-60 and bring the sellout crowd to a frenzied state.
The win gave the city of New York its first basketball title since 1973 when the Knicks won the NBA championship.
Minnesota didn't score in OT until Kayla McBride hit two free throws with 1:51 left. The Lynx missed all six of their field goal attempts in overtime.
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