Minnesota Lynx at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationFowles, Collier help Lynx rally, beat Sun 78-69
Collier made all seven of her shots from the field and had four assists. Rookie Crystal Dangerfield had a season-high 17 points for the Lynx (3-1), who trailed by as many as 10 points late in the first half.
Jasmine Thomas hit a 3-pointer to pull Connecticut (0-4) even at 65-all with 6:50 to play but Minnesota scored the next 11 points as the Sun went scoreless for five-plus minutes. Damiris Dantas scored all five of her points during that stretch and finished with eight rebounds and two steals.
DeWanna Bonner led the Sun with 28 points, including five 3-pointers, and Brionna Jones had a season-high 15 points. Bonner, acquired from the Phoenix Mercury this offseason in exchange for three first-round draft picks, is averaging a career-best 27.5 points per game this season.
Connecticut shot just 34.9% (22 of 63) from the field and was outrebounded 40-27.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 69 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 69 |
| 4th 13.8 |  |
Beatrice Mompremier makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 69 |
| 4th 13.8 |  |
Erica McCall enters the game for Damiris Dantas | 78 - 68 |
| 4th 13.8 | |
Connecticut offensive team rebound | 78 - 68 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-64 | FG | 22-63 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 4-19 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 20-26 | FT | 17-24 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.71428573 | 5 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 3 | W3 | 0.625 | 5 |
 Dallas |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Los Angeles |
1.5 | 3 | W2 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Seattle |
2.5 | 5 | L1 | 0.375 | 3 |
 Phoenix |
3.5 | 6 | L4 | 0.25 | 2 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Atlanta |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 New York |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Toronto |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Washington |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Chicago |
1.5 | 4 | L3 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Connecticut |
4.5 | 8 | L3 | 0.11111111 | 1 |
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