Nneka Ogwumike Hits a Buzzer-Beating 3 as the Sparks Beat the Liberty 98-97
Ogwumike scored 24 points and hit the winner as the Sparks erased a 17-point deficit and beat the Liberty in a rematch of the WNBA’s first game.
- On Sunday, June 21, 2026, Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to secure a 98-97 victory over the New York Liberty at Crypto.com Arena.
- In a rematch celebrating the WNBA's 30th anniversary, the Sparks overcame a 17-point deficit after halftime, while legends like Lisa Leslie honored the inaugural 1997 matchup.
- Ogwumike led all scorers with 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting, while Rae Burrell scored 19 points off the bench on her 26th birthday; six Sparks players reached double figures.
- New York, now on a two-game losing streak, saw All-Star guard Sabrina Ionescu held to two points, before the Liberty face the Las Vegas Aces in the Commissioner's Cup championship on June 30.
- Following the win, the Sparks will be off for several days before beginning a two-game road trip at Toronto on June 25 and at Indiana on June 27.
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Sunday night featured the two teams that started the WNBA’s journey thirty years ago. But as harmonious as the pre-game brunch and a friendly tip-off between Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles Sparks) and Kym Hampton (New York Liberty) were, the game brought the same level of feisty energy on the floor. In one of the moments where the Sparks snatched away the 98-97 victory from Liberty, attention shifted to the host team’s Kelsey Plum. With 2:28 remaining…
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Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike’s 3-pointer beats buzzer, Liberty
Nneka Ogwumike sank a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as the host Los Angeles Sparks rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the New York Liberty 98-97 on Sunday night. After Breanna Stewart split a pair of free throws to put New York up 97-95 with 8.6 seconds left in regulation, Los Angeles guard Erica Wheeler raced up
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Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike's 3-pointer beats buzzer, Liberty
Nneka Ogwumike sank a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as the host Los Angeles Sparks rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the New York Liberty 98-97 on Sunday night.
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Nneka Ogwumike hits a buzzer-beating 3 as the Sparks beat the Liberty 98-97
Nneka Ogwumike hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Los Angeles Sparks to a 98-97 victory over the New York Liberty on Sunday night on the anniversary of the league’s first game that featured the same two teams.
Liberty lose to Sparks at buzzer after squandering 17-point third-quarter lead
The Liberty squandered a 17-point third-quarter lead. They got complacent and it resulted in them fighting with the Sparks down the stretch, only to lose on Nneka Ogwumike’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer.
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