WNBA Semifinals - Game 5
MIN wins series 3-2
- Napheesa Collier misses 10-foot two point shot
- Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes driving floating jump shot
- Kayla McBride misses two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 13-foot running pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
- Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 8-foot two point shot
- Kayla McBride makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Alanna Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 12-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 3-foot two point shot (Alanna Smith assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 12-foot jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Brionna Jones blocks Myisha Hines-Allen 's 3-foot driving layup
- Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes 2-foot two point shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
- Natisha Hiedeman makes two point shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes 2-foot layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Cecilia Zandalasini misses 9-foot two point shot
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three pointer
- Myisha Hines-Allen misses driving layup
- Brionna Jones blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 3-foot two point shot
- Cecilia Zandalasini misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot
- Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes 8-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 40-foot three point shot
- Brionna Jones blocks Kayla McBride 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams makes two point shot
- DiJonai Carrington blocks Bridget Carleton 's 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes 10-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes two point shot (Alanna Smith assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Veronica Burton blocks Cecilia Zandalasini 's 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses driving layup
- Myisha Hines-Allen makes 7-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
- Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Veronica Burton blocks Courtney Williams 's 2-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 2-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Kayla McBride assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes driving layup (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three pointer
- Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Cecilia Zandalasini misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brionna Jones makes 12-foot jumper (Tyasha Harris assists)
- Tyasha Harris makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Tyasha Harris makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Alyssa Thomas misses 6-foot two point shot
- Brionna Jones makes two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 15-foot jumper
- Marina Mabrey makes 16-foot jumper
- Tyasha Harris misses 15-foot jumper
- Marina Mabrey makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup
- Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
- Marina Mabrey misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Veronica Burton assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses two point shot
- Brionna Jones misses 16-foot jumper
- Alyssa Thomas makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Veronica Burton assists)
- Brionna Jones makes layup
- Myisha Hines-Allen blocks Veronica Burton 's 22-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier blocks Brionna Jones 's 7-foot jumper
- DiJonai Carrington misses 24-foot three point jumper
- DiJonai Carrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DiJonai Carrington misses 11-foot jumper
- Alanna Smith blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 4-foot driving layup
- DeWanna Bonner makes 30-foot three pointer
- Marina Mabrey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 3-foot jumper
- Tyasha Harris misses driving layup
- Marina Mabrey misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
- DiJonai Carrington misses 11-foot jumper
- DiJonai Carrington makes two point shot
- DiJonai Carrington misses two point shot
- Alanna Smith blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 5-foot driving layup
- Napheesa Collier blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 4-foot driving layup
- Brionna Jones misses layup
- DeWanna Bonner misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses 15-foot jumper
- Napheesa Collier blocks Brionna Jones 's 2-foot two point shot
- DiJonai Carrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brionna Jones makes 2-foot layup (DiJonai Carrington assists)
- Veronica Burton misses driving layup
- Brionna Jones makes two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses two point shot
- Veronica Burton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brionna Jones makes 2-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Tyasha Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DiJonai Carrington makes driving layup
- DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup
- Brionna Jones makes two point shot
- Bridget Carleton blocks Brionna Jones 's 3-foot driving layup
- DiJonai Carrington makes 9-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 9-foot driving layup
- Courtney Williams blocks Veronica Burton 's 8-foot jumper
- Veronica Burton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
- Veronica Burton makes 25-foot three point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- DiJonai Carrington makes driving layup
- Tyasha Harris makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyasha Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Tyasha Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
SUN
LYNX
TIME | PLAY | CONN | MIN | |
---|---|---|---|---|
10:00 | Brionna Jones vs. Napheesa Collier (Kayla McBride gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
9:45 | Napheesa Collier misses 10-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 | |
9:43 | DiJonai Carrington defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
9:34 | DeWanna Bonner lost ball turnover | 0 | 0 | |
9:27 | Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
9:25 | Sun defensive team rebound | 0 | 0 | |
9:10 | Brionna Jones makes 12-foot jumper (Tyasha Harris assists) | 2 | 0 | |
8:56 | Kayla McBride makes driving floating jump shot | 2 | 2 | |
8:29 | Tyasha Harris makes 18-foot pullup jump shot | 4 | 2 | |
8:06 | Kayla McBride misses two point shot | 4 | 2 | |
8:01 | Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound | 4 | 2 | |
7:57 | Tyasha Harris makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists) | 7 | 2 | |
7:46 | Courtney Williams makes 13-foot running pullup jump shot | 7 | 4 | |
7:28 | Alyssa Thomas misses 6-foot two point shot | 7 | 4 | |
7:25 | Brionna Jones offensive rebound | 7 | 4 | |
7:24 | Brionna Jones makes two point shot | 9 | 4 | |
7:05 | Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists) | 9 | 7 | |
6:38 | DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper | 9 | 7 | |
6:35 | Courtney Williams defensive rebound | 9 | 7 | |
6:24 | Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper | 9 | 7 | |
6:22 | Napheesa Collier offensive rebound | 9 | 7 | |
6:22 | Tyasha Harris shooting foul | 9 | 7 | |
6:22 | Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 8 | |
6:22 | Marina Mabrey enters the game for Brionna Jones | 9 | 8 | |
6:22 | Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 9 | |
6:06 | DeWanna Bonner lost ball turnover (Courtney Williams steals) | 9 | 9 | |
5:59 | Napheesa Collier misses driving layup | 9 | 9 | |
5:57 | Napheesa Collier offensive rebound | 9 | 9 | |
5:56 | Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper | 9 | 9 | |
5:56 | Napheesa Collier offensive rebound | 9 | 9 | |
5:47 | DeWanna Bonner vs. Napheesa Collier (Kayla McBride gains possession) | 9 | 9 | |
5:36 | Alyssa Thomas shooting foul | 9 | 9 | |
5:36 | Alanna Smith misses free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 9 | |
5:36 | Lynx offensive team rebound | 9 | 9 | |
5:36 | Alanna Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 10 | |
5:24 | Alyssa Thomas back court turnover | 9 | 10 | |
5:06 | Bridget Carleton makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists) | 9 | 12 | |
4:52 | Official timeout | 9 | 12 | |
4:50 | DeWanna Bonner misses 15-foot jumper | 9 | 12 | |
4:47 | Napheesa Collier defensive rebound | 9 | 12 | |
4:39 | Courtney Williams makes 8-foot two point shot | 9 | 14 | |
4:25 | Marina Mabrey makes 16-foot jumper | 11 | 14 | |
4:07 | Alyssa Thomas defensive 3-seconds (technical foul) | 11 | 14 | |
4:07 | Kayla McBride misses technical free throw | 11 | 14 | |
4:07 | Lynx offensive team rebound | 11 | 14 | |
3:58 | Kayla McBride makes 17-foot step back jumpshot | 11 | 16 | |
3:43 | Tyasha Harris misses 15-foot jumper | 11 | 16 | |
3:42 | Alanna Smith defensive rebound | 11 | 16 | |
3:34 | Alanna Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) | 11 | 19 | |
3:16 | Marina Mabrey makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot | 14 | 19 | |
3:06 | Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) | 14 | 22 | |
2:50 | DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup | 14 | 22 | |
2:47 | Bridget Carleton defensive rebound | 14 | 22 | |
2:42 | Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists) | 14 | 25 | |
2:40 | Sun Full timeout | 14 | 25 | |
2:40 | Veronica Burton enters the game for DiJonai Carrington | 14 | 25 | |
2:26 | Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup | 16 | 25 | |
2:17 | Marina Mabrey personal foul | 16 | 25 | |
2:04 | Napheesa Collier misses 12-foot two point shot | 16 | 25 | |
2:01 | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 16 | 25 | |
1:52 | Marina Mabrey misses 23-foot three point jumper | 16 | 25 | |
1:50 | Napheesa Collier defensive rebound | 16 | 25 | |
1:35 | Napheesa Collier makes 3-foot two point shot (Alanna Smith assists) | 16 | 27 | |
1:14 | DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Veronica Burton assists) | 18 | 27 | |
1:03 | Courtney Williams makes 12-foot pullup jump shot | 18 | 29 | |
56.0 | DeWanna Bonner misses two point shot | 18 | 29 | |
53.1 | DeWanna Bonner offensive rebound | 18 | 29 | |
39.1 | shot clock turnover | 18 | 29 | |
39.1 | Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Bridget Carleton | 18 | 29 | |
39.1 | Myisha Hines-Allen enters the game for Alanna Smith | 18 | 29 | |
39.1 | Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Courtney Williams | 18 | 29 | |
39.1 | Brionna Jones enters the game for DeWanna Bonner | 18 | 29 | |
31.1 | Napheesa Collier makes 12-foot jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists) | 18 | 31 | |
10.1 | Brionna Jones misses 16-foot jumper | 18 | 31 | |
7.1 | Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound | 18 | 31 | |
0.0 | Brionna Jones blocks Myisha Hines-Allen 's 3-foot driving layup | 18 | 31 | |
0.0 | Lynx offensive team rebound | 18 | 31 | |
0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 18 | 31 |
CONN @ MIN Videos
1:37
Napheesa Collier cooks Sun for 27 points en route to WNBA Finals
Napheesa Collier cooks Sun for 27 points en route to WNBA Finals
Lynx celebrate WNBA Finals berth after beating Sun
Bridget Carleton drives and drains a basket for the Lynx
MIN wins 3-2
Game Information
Target Center
8:00 PM, October 8, 2024Coverage: ESPN2
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,769
- Referees:
- Roy Gulbeyan
- Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
- Tim Greene
- Tiara Cruse
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
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 |