Connecticut Sun @ Minnesota Lynx

WNBA Semifinals - Game 5 • MIN wins series 3-2

28-12, 14-6 Away

Final

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

Minnesota LynxLynxMIN

30-10, 16-4 Home

Connecticut Sun

starters
DeWanna BonnerD. Bonner#24
Alyssa ThomasA. Thomas#25
Brionna JonesB. Jones#42
Tyasha HarrisT. Harris#52
DiJonai CarringtonD. Carrington#21
bench
Caitlin BickleC. Bickle#51
Astou Ndour-FallA. Ndour-Fall#45
Olivia Nelson-OdodaO. Nelson-Ododa#10
Marina MabreyM. Mabrey#4
Veronica BurtonV. Burton#22
Tiffany MitchellT. Mitchell#3
team

MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
33	14	4-13	3-7	3-3	8	0	4	1	0	1	7	2	-7
39	7	2-6	0-0	3-4	3	6	4	0	0	0	3	4	-11
23	16	7-12	0-0	2-2	10	0	3	0	3	6	4	3	+1
36	12	4-8	2-4	2-2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	-14
35	17	4-14	0-3	9-11	12	1	6	3	1	5	7	4	-9
MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	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	8	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-22
19	3	1-7	1-5	0-0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	+7
DNP-ILLNESS
	77	25-65	8-23	19-22	35	11	18	6	6	13	22	17
		38%	35%	86%

Minnesota Lynx

starters
Bridget CarletonB. Carleton#6
Alanna SmithA. Smith#8
Napheesa CollierN. Collier#24
Kayla McBrideK. McBride#21
Courtney WilliamsC. Williams#10
bench
Myisha Hines-AllenM. Hines-Allen#22
Cecilia ZandalasiniC. Zandalasini#9
Dorka JuhaszD. Juhasz#14
Diamond MillerD. Miller#1
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman#2
Alissa PiliA. Pili#35
Olivia EpoupaO. Epoupa#0
team

MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
30	2	1-7	0-6	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	0	2	3	+13
30	7	2-3	2-3	1-2	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	2	+10
37	27	10-16	1-2	6-8	11	4	2	1	4	5	6	3	+12
32	19	8-16	3-9	0-2	2	4	3	1	0	0	2	0	+9
31	24	9-16	3-3	3-3	5	7	4	2	1	2	3	3	+1
MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
12	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	2	0
11	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	+3
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	7	3-4	1-1	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	+7
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	88	34-69	10-26	10-15	29	23	12	7	9	8	21	14
		49%	38%	67%

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

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

Attendance: 8,769

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	30	14	.682	-	W6
New York	27	17	.614	3	W3
Indiana	24	20	.545	6	W3
Washington	16	28	.364	14	L10
Connecticut	11	33	.250	19	L2
Chicago	10	34	.227	20	L4

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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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