MINNEAPOLIS – Sabrina Ionescu hit a game-winning 3-pointer from the top of the key with one second left and Breanna Stewart scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 80-77 and 2-1 on Wednesday night to take the lead in the WNBA Finals.

The Liberty — who made the third-largest comeback in WNBA Finals history from 15 down — are just one win away from winning their first title. Game 4 will take place on Friday evening in Minnesota, with the decisive fifth game taking place on Sunday in New York if necessary.

With the score tied at 77-77, Ionescu had the ball and dribbled around before taking a few steps behind the arc and hitting the 28-foot 3-pointer that broke the tie.

Minnesota had no real chance to get to the buzzer.

The Liberty have been to the finals five times, including last season, and lost each time.

Trailing 73-69 with 2:26 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Liberty scored eight straight points, including the first five from Jonquel Jones. Ionescu, who had a relatively quiet game, hit another three-pointer after a Lynx miss to increase the lead to 77-73 with 55.5 minutes left.

Bridget Carleton got the Lynx within 77-75 with a layup 21 seconds later. On New York’s next possession, Ionescu had a 3-point shot in the middle of the basket before diving out and Minnesota got the rebound. Napheesa Collier was then fouled with 16 seconds left and shot both free throws to equalize and set up the exciting conclusion.

Collier finished with 22 points and Kayla McBride had 19 for Minnesota.

With her game-winning 3-pointers, Ionescu passed Crystal Robinson (62) for the most 3-pointers of her playoff career in Liberty history. She also increased her 3-point total to 28 this postseason, tying her franchise record of 28 from last year’s playoffs. That’s the fifth-most goals in a single postseason in WNBA playoff history.

ESPN Research and The Associated Press contributed to this report.