.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams composed 17 factors and also Alanna Smith had 15 suggest assist the Minnesota Lynx balanced out an off evening for superstar Napheesa Collier and beat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to also the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at one video game apiece Tuesday.Collier, that composed 80 points in the two-game swing of Phoenix metro in the first round, was pursued nine factors on 3-for-14 firing. She led the Lynx with 12 rebounds and also 5 aids, web content to let her assisting directed lead the cost past an energetic opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas had 18 aspects, 10 rebounds and also 7 aids for the Sun, that shot just 5-for-20 coming from 3-point array. DeWanna Bonner counted 17 points and Marina Mabrey included 15 points on 4-for-14 firing after she went 7-for-19 for twenty points in the opener.Connecticut are going to host Video game 3 on Friday and also Video Game 4 on Sunday. After that Video game 5, if required, would be in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never ever lost consecutive home video games this season on their way to a 30-10 file for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and also their 73-70 loss in Video game 1 clearly fed a tough follow-up in this particular constantly bodily match that looked like volleyball at times more than hoops.