ARLINGTON, Texas — Breanna Stewart scored 40 points to set the WNBA’s single-season scoring record and the New York Liberty held off the Dallas Wings 94-93 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory.
New York (31-7) moved within a game of first-place Las Vegas (32-6) — with home games against Los Angeles and Washington remaining.
The Aces close the season with a home-and-home series against Phoenix.
Stewart became the all-time leader with 861 points after her 15th point of the night.
She reached 40-plus points for the fourth time this season and she also had 10 rebounds.
She finished the game with 885 — 25 more than Diana Taurasi’s mark set in 2006.
Taurasi did it in only 34 games while it’s taken Stewart 38.
Dallas (20-18) was seeking to clinch the No. 4 seed with a victory.
Breanna Stewart #30 of the New York Liberty shoots a free throw during the game against the Dallas Wings on September 5, 2023, at the College Park Center in Arlington, TX. NBAE via Getty ImagesStewart was fouled on a jumper with 42.3 seconds left and Dallas challenged the call, but it was unsuccessful.
Stewart made the first free throw to break a tie at 93-all and she secured an offensive rebound after missing the second free throw.
