Minnesota Lynx @ Connecticut Sun

First Round - Game 2 • Series tied 1-1

19-21, 10-10 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Lynx MIN	24	20	21	17	82
Sun CONN	21	18	21	15	75

Connecticut SunSunCONN

27-13, 13-7 Home

Minnesota Lynx

starters
Napheesa CollierN. Collier#24
Dorka JuhaszD. Juhasz#14
Diamond MillerD. Miller#1
Kayla McBrideK. McBride#21
Tiffany MitchellT. Mitchell#25
bench
Bridget CarletonB. Carleton#6
Nikolina MilicN. Milic#31
Rachel BanhamR. Banham#15
Jessica ShepardJ. Shepard#10
Aerial PowersA. Powers#3
Lindsay AllenL. Allen#2
team

MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
38	26	12-24	0-3	2-3	13	2	2	2	1	4	9	3	+11
32	6	2-3	0-0	2-4	5	6	1	2	0	1	4	3	-3
24	5	2-8	0-2	1-1	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	3	+7
40	28	10-18	6-11	2-2	8	2	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7
24	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	5	1	0	0	1	1	3	+5
MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
22	6	2-4	2-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	+4
4	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+2
16	4	2-6	0-4	0-0	2	5	2	0	0	1	1	1	+2
DNP-LEFT ANKLE INJURY
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-LEFT THUMB
	82	33-69	9-24	7-10	35	22	7	7	1	8	27	16
		48%	38%	70%

Connecticut Sun

starters
DeWanna BonnerD. Bonner#24
Alyssa ThomasA. Thomas#25
Tiffany HayesT. Hayes#15
Rebecca AllenR. Allen#9
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman#2
bench
Olivia Nelson-OdodaO. Nelson-Ododa#10
Tyasha HarrisT. Harris#52
DiJonai CarringtonD. Carrington#21
Brionna JonesB. Jones#42
Bernadett HatarB. Hatar#44
Leigha BrownL. Brown#32
team

MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
36	24	8-20	6-10	2-2	5	2	2	1	0	0	5	1	-4
40	26	10-18	0-0	6-7	8	6	2	1	2	1	7	3	-7
20	6	2-4	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	-11
34	10	4-9	1-6	1-1	9	2	2	0	1	1	8	1	-5
13	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	-11
MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
10	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	-5
27	2	1-6	0-2	0-0	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	+4
20	5	2-4	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	+4
DNP-RIGHT ACHILLES REHAB
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	75	28-64	7-20	12-14	30	18	10	3	4	6	24	10
		44%	35%	86%

+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court

Lynx
60
Sun
90

Game 1

9/13

Lynx
82
Sun
75

Game 2

9/17

Sun
90
Lynx
75

Game 3

9/20

Mohegan Sun Arena

1:00 PM, September 17, 2023Coverage: ESPN

Uncasville, CT

Attendance: 6,673

Referees:
Tim Greene
Isaac Barnett
Sha'Rae Mitchell

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	34	10	.773	-	W1
Las Vegas	30	14	.682	4	W16
Phoenix	27	17	.614	7	L3
Seattle	23	21	.523	11	W1
Golden State	23	21	.523	11	L3
Los Angeles	21	23	.477	13	L1
Dallas	10	34	.227	24	W1

What we're hearing on the WNBA's CBA negotiations

As both sides continue negotiations ahead of the Jan. 9 deadline, housing emerged as an issue in the latest proposal.

Sources: WNBA proposes earlier start to camp, no team housing

Along with significant salary increases and a new compensation system, the WNBA also is proposing to its players amid CBA talks an earlier start date for training camps and cutting team housing, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.

WNBA's proposal ups max salary base to $1M, sources say

The WNBA's latest proposal to the players' union includes a maximum salary base of $1 million, sources told ESPN's Alexa Philippou. The new offer reflects incremental increases from the league's previous proposal.

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Minnesota Lynx @ Connecticut Sun

Game Information

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

WNBA News

What we're hearing on the WNBA's CBA negotiations

Sources: WNBA proposes earlier start to camp, no team housing

WNBA's proposal ups max salary base to $1M, sources say