Sun 98-93 Lynx (18 Jun, 2017) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

5-5, 3-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	22	23	29	24	98
MIN	22	25	28	18	93

TIME	CONN	MIN
10:00	Jonquel Jones vs. Sylvia Fowles (Jasmine Thomas gains possession)	0	0
9:45	Alyssa Thomas bad pass (Sylvia Fowles steals)	0	0
9:33	Seimone Augustus misses 21-foot jumper	0	0
9:33	Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound	0	0
9:30	Sylvia Fowles misses layup	0	0
9:30	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	0	0
9:07	Shekinna Stricklen misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:07	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	0	0
8:52	Sylvia Fowles makes 6-foot two point shot	0	2
8:34	Jonquel Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)	3	2
8:17	Jonquel Jones blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 2-foot layup	3	2
8:15	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	3	2
8:07	Courtney Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	2
8:07	Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound	3	2
7:58	Maya Moore makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)	3	4
7:39	Alyssa Thomas lost ball turnover (Maya Moore steals)	3	4
7:33	Courtney Williams blocks Lindsay Whalen's layup	3	4
7:31	Jasmine Thomas defensive rebound	3	4
7:26	Courtney Williams misses 16-foot jumper	3	4
7:24	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	3	4
7:11	Rebekkah Brunson misses layup	3	4
7:09	Minnesota offensive team rebound	3	4
7:09	Alyssa Thomas loose ball foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul)	3	4
7:01	Sylvia Fowles misses 16-foot jumper	3	4
6:58	Shekinna Stricklen defensive rebound	3	4
6:48	Jasmine Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)	6	4
6:35	Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	4
6:33	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	6	4
6:26	Jasmine Thomas bad pass (Sylvia Fowles steals)	6	4
6:13	Lindsay Whalen makes 13-foot two point shot	6	6
5:52	Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Shekinna Stricklen assists)	8	6
5:31	Seimone Augustus makes 6-foot two point shot (Lindsay Whalen assists)	8	8
5:13	Alyssa Thomas makes layup	10	8
4:50	Sylvia Fowles misses layup	10	8
4:50	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	10	8
4:47	Sylvia Fowles shooting foul (Alyssa Thomas draws the foul)	10	8
4:47	Full timeout	10	8
4:47	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Lindsay Whalen	10	8
4:47	Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	11	8
4:47	Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	12	8
4:31	Maya Moore makes 17-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)	12	10
4:07	Alyssa Thomas misses layup	12	10
4:05	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	12	10
3:59	Renee Montgomery blocks Jonquel Jones's layup	12	10
3:58	Connecticut offensive team rebound	12	10
3:56	Courtney Williams makes jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)	14	10
3:43	Maya Moore misses 19-foot jumper	14	10
3:42	Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound	14	10
3:36	Renee Montgomery makes 23-foot three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)	14	13
3:20	Courtney Williams makes 15-foot two point shot	16	13
3:10	Alyssa Thomas shooting foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul)	16	13
3:10	Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2	16	13
3:10	Minnesota offensive team rebound	16	13
3:10	Brionna Jones enters the game for Alyssa Thomas	16	13
3:10	Jia Perkins enters the game for Seimone Augustus	16	13
3:10	Natasha Howard enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	16	13
3:10	Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2	16	13
3:09	Minnesota offensive team rebound	16	13
3:09	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson	16	13
3:05	Renee Montgomery makes 17-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)	16	15
2:51	Jasmine Thomas misses 11-foot two point jumper	16	15
2:50	Jia Perkins defensive rebound	16	15
2:43	Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	15
2:41	Brionna Jones defensive rebound	16	15
2:27	Brionna Jones makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)	18	15
2:11	Jonquel Jones blocks Maya Moore 's 3-foot layup	18	15
2:09	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	18	15
2:00	Jasmine Thomas misses 19-foot jumper	18	15
1:59	Maya Moore defensive rebound	18	15
1:54	Natasha Howard makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)	18	17
1:54	Jasmine Thomas shooting foul (Natasha Howard draws the foul)	18	17
1:54	Rachel Banham enters the game for Jasmine Thomas	18	17
1:54	Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 1	18	18
1:49	Rachel Banham lost ball turnover (Renee Montgomery steals)	18	18
1:44	Natasha Howard misses layup	18	18
1:43	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	18	18
1:37	Brionna Jones makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)	20	18
1:22	Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	18
1:20	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	20	18
1:07	Shekinna Stricklen lost ball turnover (Natasha Howard steals)	20	18
1:01	Maya Moore makes two point shot (Natasha Howard assists)	20	20
47.0	Shekinna Stricklen misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	20
45.0	Brionna Jones offensive rebound	20	20
43.0	Brionna Jones misses	20	20
42.0	Natasha Howard defensive rebound	20	20
35.0	Renee Montgomery bad pass (Jonquel Jones steals)	20	20
26.0	Courtney Williams makes 21-foot two point shot	22	20
1.0	Renee Montgomery makes 10-foot two point shot	22	22
0.0	Courtney Williams misses 47-foot three point jumper	22	22
0.0	Connecticut offensive team rebound	22	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	22

Sun hand the Lynx their first loss

1:16

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-1

Sun
78
Lynx
80

Game 1

24/5

Lynx
82
Sun
68

Game 2

27/5

Sun
98
Lynx
93

Game 3

18/6

Xcel Energy Center

1:00 AM, 18 June 2017

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 10,121

Referees:
Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
Roy Gulbeyan
Natalie Sago

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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