Courtney Vandersloot’s layup, which gave the Liberty a 16-point lead, only added to the eventual celebration in front of a sellout crowd.
The emotions, the signs that everything was finally clicking for the Liberty, had started to emerge.
Stewart and the Liberty struggled to generate any rhythm offensively in the game’s early moments, but by outscoring the Aces — the WNBA’s top team — by nine in the second quarter, they gradually built a commanding lead that ended in a 94-85 victory. Stewart still finished with 20 points, but it was the 25 from Sabrina Ionescu, the 17 and 10 assists from Vandersloot, the other sparks scattered across their lineup, that built their lead.Breana Stewart drives to the basket against the Aces on Monday night.Jackie Young scored eight quick points, and by the time the Liberty called a timeout with 4:35 left in the opening quarter, they already trailed, 15-7.
The Liberty took the lead before the first frame ended, and it kept growing in the second quarter and second half.Stewart hit two shots near the basket, and Ionescu lofted a 3-pointer from well behind the arc to put the Liberty up by 12 before halftime.
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