.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams scored 17 points as well as Alanna Smith possessed 15 lead to assist the Minnesota Lynx balanced out an off evening for celebrity Napheesa Collier and beat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to also the best-of-five WNBA semifinal collection at some video game apiece Tuesday.Collier, who scored 80 factors in the two-game sweep of Phoenix metro in the first round, was upheld nine factors on 3-for-14 capturing. She led the Lynx with 12 rebounds and also five helps, material to let her sustaining directed lead the fee past a feisty opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas had 18 aspects, 10 rebounds and also 7 aids for the Sunlight, who fired simply 5-for-20 from 3-point array. DeWanna Bonner racked up 17 scores and Marina Mabrey added 15 points on 4-for-14 firing after she went 7-for-19 for 20 scores in the opener.Connecticut will certainly host Video game 3 on Friday and also Video Game 4 on Sunday. At that point Video game 5, if essential, will remain in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never dropped consecutive home activities this season on their method to a 30-10 file for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and their 73-70 defeat in Game 1 accurately fueled a ferocious consequence in this particular constantly physical matchup that was similar to soccer at times more than hoops.