.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams composed 17 aspects and Alanna Smith possessed 15 points to help the Minnesota Lynx offset an off evening for star Napheesa Collier as well as defeat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to also the best-of-five WNBA semifinal collection at some video game apiece Tuesday.Collier, who scored 80 points in the two-game sweep of Phoenix az in the first round, was actually upheld 9 points on 3-for-14 firing. She led the Lynx with 12 rebounds and 5 helps, material to let her sustaining directed lead the charge past a lively opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas had 18 points, 10 rebounds and also 7 helps for the Sunlight, that fired only 5-for-20 from 3-point variety. DeWanna Bonner scored 17 points and Marina Mabrey incorporated 15 scores on 4-for-14 firing after she went 7-for-19 for 20 scores in the opener.Connecticut will certainly throw Activity 3 on Friday and also Game 4 on Sunday. Then Activity 5, if essential, will remain in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never ever dropped successive home games this period on their method to a 30-10 report for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and their 73-70 loss in Activity 1 precisely fed a strong follow-up in this particular constantly bodily match that resembled football at times more than hoops.