Sabrina Ionescu converted seven free throws in the final two minutes and made a key steal, Breanna Stewart had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Liberty held off the Golden State Valkyries 81-78.

Golden State went tit-for-tat with the Liberty for most of Wednesday’s game, but fell just short in a 81-78 loss before another sellout crowd of 18,064 at Chase Center. Kate Martin scored a game-high 21 points for the Valkyries. Her last-second heave from the top of the arc fell short as the Valkyries fell to 7-7.

Sabrina Ionescu on Wednesday night stepped up to the free-throw line with 8.9 seconds left with the game in the balance. Her WNBA homecoming had not gone at all the way she would