Breanna Stewart’s career-defining decision to leave Seattle for the Liberty in free agency reset the course of two of the league’s tentpole franchises.

The New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals to win the championship. Breanna Stewart and other Liberty players talked to TODAY about the victory.

A roar from the Barclays Center crowd drowned out the final buzzer of the New York Liberty’s 67-62 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night, a collective release of “finally” from fans as one of the league’s original franchises won its first WNBA championship in a thrilling overtime Game 5.