NBA

Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
Connecticut Sun
6-2, 3-2 Away
Final
79 - 74

Minnesota Lynx
1-4, 1-2 Home

Fowles, Clarendon help Lynx rally, beat Sun 79-74 in OT

Clarendon, who signed with Minnesota earlier in the day, hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 66 seconds remaining to give the Lynx (1-4) the lead for good. The 30-year-old guard in their ninth WNBA season was waived last week by the New York Liberty.

Jonquel Jones led Connecticut (6-2) with 22 points and Jasmine Thomas added 14 points and five assists. DeWanna Bonner had 18 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks.

Clarendon hit a 30-footer just after the buzzer that would have won the game in regulation. Kayla McBride missed a 3-point shot but Fowles grabbed the offensive rebound and kicked it out to McBride who missed another 3 but Crystal Dangerfield got another offensive board and found Damiris Dantas for a 3-pointer that cut Minnesota's deficit to 63-61 with 37.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Bonner missed a jumper 25 seconds later and Dangerfield grabbed the rebound and raced to the right elbow where she made a pull-up jumper with 2.9 seconds left to force overtime.

Napheesa Collier hit a 3-pointer with 2:50 left in OT to make it 70-69 and give the Lynx their first lead since 6-5.

Regular Season Series

CON wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 74 - 79
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 74 - 79
5th 3.9 Minnesota 20 Sec. timeout 74 - 79
5th 3.9 Jonquel Jones makes 22-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists) 74 - 79
5th 11.0 Connecticut 20 Sec. timeout 72 - 79

Statistics

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27-71 FG 28-70
38 Field Goal % 40
7-24 3PT 10-25
29 Three Point % 40
13-15 FT 13-15
87 Free Throw % 87
28 Rebounds 38
5 Offensive Rebounds 10
23 Defensive Rebounds 28
16 Assists 23
8 Steals 5
5 Blocks 8
11 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 3
12 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
3 Fast Break Points 6
22 Points in Paint 28
22 Fouls 17
14 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 2,007 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 8 W1 0.61904764 13
Atlanta 0.5 8 L4 0.6 12
Indiana 1 8 W1 0.57894737 11
Washington 2 9 W2 0.5263158 10
Toronto 3 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 6.5 14 L2 0.3 6
Connecticut 8.5 16 L1 0.2 4

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Las Vegas - 5 W3 0.75 15
Minnesota - 5 L1 0.75 15
Golden State 2 7 W3 0.65 13
Dallas 3 8 W1 0.6 12
Los Angeles 6 10 L2 0.44444445 8
Portland 7 12 L3 0.4 8
Phoenix 7.5 13 W3 0.3809524 8
Seattle 10.5 16 L1 0.23809524 5
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