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Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
16-4, 8-2 Away
Final
73 - 78

14-6, 9-2 Home

DeWanna Bonner's 24 points lift Sun past Lynx 78-73. Napheesa Collier leaves game with foot injury

Napheesa Collier exits game with foot injury

Lynx star Napheesa Collier left late in the third quarter because of a foot injury. Selected to the U.S. Olympic team, Collier scored nine points, ending her double-figure scoring streak at 29 games.

Bonner made 10 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers and added nine rebounds for the Sun (16-4), who have posted back-to-back wins after losing three of their previous four.

Thomas matched her season high for assists and Carrington finished with 17 points including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc.

Alanna Smith scored 14 before fouling out to lead the Lynx (14-6). Kayla McBride had 13 points and eight rebounds.

Bridget Carleton connected on a 3-pointer and Diamond Miller followed with a three-point play as the Lynx scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to knot the score at 64. Bonner answered with a 3-pointer and a three-point play for a 70-64 lead and the Sun never trailed again.

Carrington blocked McBride's layup attempt with 28 seconds left that would have pulled the Lynx within two and added two free throws with 16 seconds remaining to push the lead to six. McBride sank a 3-pointer, but Carrington answered with a layup to wrap up the victory.

Bonner scored 11 on 5-for-7 shooting to lead Connecticut to a 20-17 lead after the first quarter.

Veronica Burton sank a 3-pointer to give the Sun a 32-24 lead with 4:42 left in the first half. McBride hit two 3-pointers and Carleton and Smith both made one in a 16-4 run to end the period and the Lynx took a 40-36 lead into halftime.

Smith had a 3-pointer and a layup in an 8-2 spurt to begin the third quarter to give Minnesota its largest lead at 48-38. Carrington made back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 10-0 run and Connecticut evened the score at 48. Thomas followed her three-point play with six straight free throws and a layup, scoring 11 of the Sun's final 14 points for a 64-58 advantage heading to the final quarter.

Connecticut has won five in a row against Minnesota in Minneapolis and improves to 2-0 against the Lynx this season.

UP NEXT

Minnesota will host the Washington Mystics on Saturday. Connecticut returns home to play the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

CONN wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 78 - 73
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 78 - 73
4th 4.1 Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound 78 - 73
4th 4.1 Veronica Burton blocks Kayla McBride 's 20-foot two point shot 78 - 73
4th 6.0 Lynx timeout 78 - 73

Statistics

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30-66 FG 28-62
45.5 Field Goal % 45.2
6-15 3PT 13-25
40.0 Three Point % 52.0
12-13 FT 4-9
92.3 Free Throw % 44.4
35 Rebounds 28
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
27 Defensive Rebounds 21
23 Assists 23
10 Steals 8
4 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 18
2 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26
9 Fast Break Points 10
30 Points in Paint 20
10 Fouls 17
11 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,508 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 0 - 0 0
New York - 0 - 0 0
Washington - 0 - 0 0
Connecticut - 0 - 0 0
Chicago - 0 - 0 0
Atlanta - 0 - 0 0

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Dallas - 0 - 0 0
Los Angeles - 0 - 0 0
Minnesota - 0 - 0 0
Phoenix - 0 - 0 0
Seattle - 0 - 0 0
Las Vegas - 0 - 0 0
Golden State - 0 - 0 0
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