Ogwumike Drains Last-Second 3 to Lift Sparks Past Liberty 98-97
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Updated · ESPN · Jun 22
Ogwumike Drains Last-Second 3 to Lift Sparks Past Liberty 98-97
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jun 22
Summary
Nneka Ogwumike hit a 3-pointer with less than a second left to cap Los Angeles' comeback from a 17-point deficit and beat New York 98-97.
24 points from Ogwumike powered the finish after she tied the game at 93 with 1:27 remaining, before Rae Burrell's free throws and a Breanna Stewart split set up the final possession.
18,043 fans at Crypto.com Arena watched the original WNBA franchises meet in a 30th-anniversary celebration of the league's inaugural June 21, 1997 game.
Ogwumike's winner carried extra weight in her return to the Sparks after two seasons in Seattle, with the former MVP also honored for helping negotiate the WNBA's latest collective bargaining agreement.