As the clock ticked under two minutes to play in Saturday's WNBA Finals rematch, the Minnesota Lynx trailed the New York Liberty by one and needed someone to make a play. Courtney Williams, never afraid of the moment,

Courtney Williams scored a season-high 26 points, Kayla McBride hit a deep 3-pointer with 30.8 seconds left and the Minnesota Lynx beat the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty 86-80.

It marked the third meeting between the two teams in the past 18 days. The Lynx — who own the WNBA’s best record at 28-5 — won the first meeting 100-93 on July 30 at Target Center and the second 83-71 last Sunday in New York. Round four comes Tuesday at Barclays Center.

It's been quite a haul for the New York Liberty, who are still playing without Breanna Stewart at this time. Yet the Liberty have been able to hang around stay within some distance of the first-place Minnesota Lynx.

BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty visits the Minnesota Lynx after Emma Meesseman scored 24 points in the Liberty's 83-77 loss to the Las Vegas Aces. The Lynx are 16-1 in home games. Minnesota ranks second in the Western Conference with 25.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Napheesa Collier averaging 5.6.