Minnesota's Maya Moore hit a three-pointer at the buzzer of game three of the WNBA Finals to lift the Lynx to an 80-77 victory over Indiana and give them a 2-1 lead in the best of five series.
Moore, who finished with 24 points, took the inbounds pass at the top of the key with 1.7 seconds left, moved to her right to elude an opponent and hit the winner. The Lynx had to wait several nail-biting moments as the referees huddled around a monitor at mid-court before saying the shot was good.
"Everything fell on the line, did what I could," Moore said on Friday (Saturday AEDT). "Fortunately I have a pretty quick release and it worked out."
That shot ended a thrilling game and put Minnesota in a position to clinch the title in Game 4 on Sunday.
"It was an unbelievable basketball game," Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said.
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"Might be one of the best WNBA finals games in our history. That one's got to be up there. Two teams that had great offence and just delivering blows to each other."
Minnesota are trying to win their third title in five years. The team that has won Game 3 has won 70 per cent of the titles since the WNBA went to a best-of-five format in 2005. Indiana is trying to become the first No.3 seed to win a title. The first 18 championships were won by either one or two seeds.
