Minnesota Lynx at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball Association
Alyssa Thomas secures 5th triple-double of the season, Sun beat the Lynx 79-69
It was Thomas' ninth career triple-double. Thomas, who also had a triple-double in an 87-83 loss to the Lynx on Sunday, became the first player in WNBA history to record a triple-double in back-to-back games multiple times in a season. She also has more triple-doubles this season than any other WNBA player has in her career.
Tyasha Harris added 17 points off the bench for Connecticut (19-7). Tiffany Hayes had 16 points and DeWanna Bonner scored 15 on 7-of-19 shooting.
The Sun outscored the Lynx 23-13 in the second quarter to take a 37-30 lead at the break. Harris scored 11 points in that period. Thomas had five points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals in the first half and secured the triple-double in the third quarter.
Lindsay Allen scored 16 points and Kayla McBride added 15 points for Minnesota (13-14), which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Diamond Miller had 13 points and six rebounds, and Dorka Juhasz grabbed 11 rebounds.
Minnesota was without star Napheesa Collier, who is sidelined with a sprained ankle.
Regular Season Series
CONN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 69 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 69 - 79 |
| 4th 4.0 |  |
Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound | 69 - 77 |
| 4th 5.1 |  |
Diamond Miller misses finger roll layup | 69 - 77 |
| 4th 17.0 | |
Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists) | 69 - 79 |
Statistics
 MIN |
||
|---|---|---|
| 23-59 | FG | 36-71 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 18-24 | FT | 3-6 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 25 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 4,894 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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