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 also had 10 rebounds. She finished the game with 885 points on the season — 25 more than Diana Taurasi‘s mark set in 2006. Taurasi did it in only 34 games, while it has taken Stewart 38.
The WNBA implemented a new 40-game regular-season slate this year, up from 36 in 2022. The WNBA has played a 34-game season for most of its history.
Dallas (20-18) was seeking to clinch the No. 4 seed with a victory.
Stewart 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 secured an offensive rebound after missing the second free throw.
New York forward Betnijah Laney nearly banked in a jumper, but it rolled out and Dallas headed…
