Connecticut Sun @ Minnesota Lynx

WNBA Semifinals - Game 5 • MIN wins series 3-2

28-12, 14-6 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Sun CON	18	16	14	29	77
Lynx MIN	31	22	12	23	88

Minnesota LynxLynxMIN

30-10, 16-4 Home

Connecticut Sun

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

MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
33	14	4-13	3-7	3-3	8	0	4	1	0	1	7	2	-7
39	7	2-6	0-0	3-4	3	6	4	0	0	0	3	4	-11
23	16	7-12	0-0	2-2	10	0	3	0	3	6	4	3	+1
36	12	4-8	2-4	2-2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	-14
35	17	4-14	0-3	9-11	12	1	6	3	1	5	7	4	-9
MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	8	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-22
19	3	1-7	1-5	0-0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	+7
DNP-ILLNESS
	77	25-65	8-23	19-22	35	11	18	6	6	13	22	17
		38%	35%	86%

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

MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
30	2	1-7	0-6	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	0	2	3	+13
30	7	2-3	2-3	1-2	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	2	+10
37	27	10-16	1-2	6-8	11	4	2	1	4	5	6	3	+12
32	19	8-16	3-9	0-2	2	4	3	1	0	0	2	0	+9
31	24	9-16	3-3	3-3	5	7	4	2	1	2	3	3	+1
MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
12	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	2	0
11	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	+3
1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	7	3-4	1-1	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	+7
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	88	34-69	10-26	10-15	29	23	12	7	9	8	21	14
		49%	38%	67%

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

Matchups

WNBA Semifinals

CON

MIN wins series

3-2

MIN

Game 1@ MIN

Final

Game 2@ MIN

Final

Game 3@ CON

Final

Game 4@ CON

Final

Game 5@ MIN

Final

Game Information

Minneapolis, MN

Referee:Roy Gulbeyan

Referee:Fatou Cissoko-Stephens

Referee:Tim Greene

Referee:Tiara Cruse

Women's National Basketball Assoc.

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	12	7	.632	-	L3
New York	12	8	.600	0.5	L2
Indiana	11	8	.579	1	W1
Washington	9	9	.500	2.5	W1
Toronto	9	10	.474	3	L1
Chicago	6	13	.316	6	L1
Connecticut	4	15	.211	8	W2

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	15	4	.789	-	W2
Las Vegas	14	5	.737	1	W2
Golden State	13	7	.650	2.5	W3
Dallas	11	8	.579	4	L2
Los Angeles	8	10	.444	6.5	L2
Portland	8	12	.400	7.5	L3
Phoenix	7	13	.350	8.5	W2
Seattle	5	15	.250	10.5	W2

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