Laughter rippled through the arena, especially among several attendees wearing “Stewart walked” shirts. Nine months after their 2024 WNBA Finals showdown — and a controversial overtime Game 5 loss coach Cheryl Reeve said was “stolen” from her team — Lynx fans were more than ready for the rematch.

The top two teams in the WNBA will face off on Wednesday as Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx will host Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand.

Lynx take down Liberty in first rematch of last season's WNBA Finals originally appeared on Bring Me The News. It took a long time for the WNBA Finals rematch between the Lynx and Liberty to happen, but it finally did Wednesday in Minneapolis and Minnesota stayed nearly perfect at home with a 100-93 victory.