Lynx 88-77 Sun (Oct 8, 2024) Box Score

Connecticut Sun

28-12, 14-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	18	16	14	29	77
MIN	31	22	12	23	88

Minnesota Lynx

30-10, 16-4 home

Connecticut Sun

starters
D. Bonner F
A. Thomas F
B. Jones F
T. Harris G
D. Carrington G
bench
C. Bickle F
O. Nelson-Ododa F
A. Ndour-Fall C
M. Mabrey G
V. Burton G
T. Mitchell G
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
33	4-13	3-7	3-3	1	7	8	0	1	0	4	2	-7	14
39	2-6	0-0	3-4	0	3	3	6	0	0	4	4	-11	7
23	7-12	0-0	2-2	6	4	10	0	0	3	3	3	+1	16
36	4-8	2-4	2-2	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	-14	12
35	4-14	0-3	9-11	5	7	12	1	3	1	6	4	-9	17
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-22	8
19	1-7	1-5	0-0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	1	+7	3
DNP-ILLNESS
	25-65	8-23	19-22	13	22	35	11	6	6	18	17		77
	38.5%	34.8%	86.4%

Minnesota Lynx

starters
B. Carleton F
A. Smith F
N. Collier F
K. McBride G
C. Williams G
bench
M. Hines-Allen F
C. Zandalasini F
D. Juhasz F
D. Miller F
N. Hiedeman G
A. Pili F
O. Epoupa G
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
30	1-7	0-6	0-0	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	3	+13	2
30	2-3	2-3	1-2	1	2	3	3	1	2	1	2	+10	7
37	10-16	1-2	6-8	5	6	11	4	1	4	2	3	+12	27
32	8-16	3-9	0-2	0	2	2	4	1	0	3	0	+9	19
31	9-16	3-3	3-3	2	3	5	7	2	1	4	3	+1	24
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	2
11	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	3-4	1-1	0-0	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	+7	7
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	34-69	10-26	10-15	8	21	29	23	7	9	12	14		88
	49.3%	38.5%	66.7%

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

1:37

Napheesa Collier cooks Sun for 27 points en route to WNBA Finals

1:37

Lynx celebrate WNBA Finals berth after beating Sun

0:45

Bridget Carleton drives and drains a basket for the Lynx

0:20

Sun
73
Lynx
70

Game 1

9/29

Sun
70
Lynx
77

Game 2

10/1

Lynx
90
Sun
81

Game 3

10/4

Lynx
82
Sun
92

Game 4

10/6

Sun
77
Lynx
88

Game 5

10/8

Target Center

8:00 PM, October 8, 2024Coverage: ESPN2

Minneapolis, MN

Line: MIN -3.5

Over/Under: 151.5

Attendance: 8,769

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Tim Greene
Tiara Cruse

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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