However, Game 2’s dramatic finish was overshadowed by controversy after New York star Breanna Stewart said officials incorrectly told the Liberty they did not have a reset timeout available in the closing seconds, even though the team still had one remaining.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom."This is not blaming the refs, but when I ask both refs if we have a reset timeout at the end, and they tell us no, and then we leave the game with the reset timeout, it's pretty frustrating," Stewart told reporters after the game.DREAM MOVE WITHIN ONE WIN OF FIRST WNBA FINALS APPEARANCE SINCE 2013 AFTER OVERTIME VICTORYBreanna Stewart (30) of the New York Liberty looks on against the Atlanta Dream during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals at State Farm Arena on Oct.7, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia.
(Getty Images)Under league rules, each team is given two team timeouts and one reset timeout during overtime, allowing it to advance the ball without huddling on the sideline.Stewart continued later: "I asked Kevin [Fahy].I said, 'Do we have a reset timeout?' And he said, 'I'm going to check at the table.' So then he looked to [crew chief] Fatou [Cissoko-Stephens], and she said, 'No.' So then he told me, 'No.'"A late New York turnover gave Atlanta an opportunity to put the game away.
Angel Reese, the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, went to the foul line and sank both free throws to extend the Dream’s lead to three points.The Liberty inbounded from under their own basket and got the ball to Stewart, but her desperation shot was no good as the clock ticked to triple zeros.WNBA'S OFFICIATING OVERHAUL IS ALREADY DRAWING COMPLAINTS FROM PLAYERS AND COACHES ONE WEEK INTO SEASON"Of course, who knows what happened to end the game," Stewart said.
"But we would have had hopefully a bette...