Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball Association
Bonner, Thomas' triple-double help Sun beat Lynx 94-84
Thomas made 7 of 13 from the field and finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists — the 17th triple-double in WNBA history — and three steals. Courtney Williams also scored 15 points for Connecticut (18-9) and Brionna Jones and Bria Hartley scored 11 apiece.
Connecticut jumped to a 10-4 lead before Sylvia Fowles scored inside to make it 10-all midway through the first quarter but the Sun scored 24 of the next 36 points to make it 34-22 when Joyner Holmes converted a three-point play with 8 minutes to go in the second quarter. Minnesota trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Aerial Powers led the Lynx with 14 points and Rachel Banham added 11. Sylvia Fowles, Kayla McBride and Nikolina Milic scored 12 points apiece.
Minnesota (10-18), which has eight regular season games remaining, is two games back of eighth-place Dallas for the final playoff berth.
Regular Season Series
CONN wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 94 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 94 - 84 |
| 4th 16.4 |  |
Brionna Jones enters the game for Alyssa Thomas | 94 - 84 |
| 4th 16.4 | |
Sun 20 Sec. timeout | 94 - 84 |
| 4th 16.4 | |
Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound | 94 - 84 |
Statistics
 CONN |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-67 | FG | 34-62 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 10-13 | FT | 11-13 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,321 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dallas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Golden State |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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