Lynx 77-70 Sun (2 Oct, 2024) Box Score

Connecticut Sun

28-12, 14-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	10	20	19	21	70
MIN	12	24	22	19	77

Minnesota Lynx

30-10, 16-4 home

Connecticut Sun

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

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
34	5-15	3-7	4-4	1	5	6	3	5	0	1	2	-6	17
40	7-14	0-1	4-5	5	5	10	7	2	0	2	3	-7	18
14	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	1	-1	2
38	4-14	2-8	5-6	1	2	3	2	1	1	4	2	-5	15
31	5-13	0-3	4-5	0	4	4	0	1	1	2	1	-7	14
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	2	5	0	1	0	0	1	-3	4
7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
21	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	-2	0
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-ILLNESS
	24-66	5-20	17-20	11	21	32	16	10	2	12	11		70
	36.4%	25.0%	85.0%

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
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman#2
Dorka JuhaszD. Juhasz#14
Diamond MillerD. Miller#1
Alissa PiliA. Pili#35
Olivia EpoupaO. Epoupa#0
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
28	3-5	1-3	2-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	3	+8	9
25	6-8	3-4	0-0	3	3	6	2	1	1	1	3	-4	15
40	3-14	1-4	2-2	5	7	12	5	1	4	1	1	+7	9
36	4-10	1-4	2-2	0	3	3	3	2	0	2	3	+4	11
28	6-13	1-1	4-4	0	5	5	3	1	0	5	4	+4	17
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
15	3-6	0-0	1-2	2	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	+11	7
17	1-2	1-2	2-2	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	+2	5
12	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	+3	4
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	28-62	8-19	13-14	11	24	35	17	5	5	15	17		77
	45.2%	42.1%	92.9%

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

Sun
73
Lynx
70

Game 1

30/9

Sun
70
Lynx
77

Game 2

2/10

Lynx
90
Sun
81

Game 3

5/10

Lynx
82
Sun
92

Game 4

6/10

Sun
77
Lynx
88

Game 5

9/10

Target Center

2:30 AM, 2 October 2024

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 8,796

Referees:
Gina Cross
Tim Greene
Isaac Barnett
Jenna Reneau

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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