Minnesota Lynx at Connecticut Sun

· First Round - Game 1

Minnesota Lynx

19-21, 10-10 Away

Final
90 - 60

Connecticut Sun

27-13, 13-7 Home

Bonner, Thomas lead Sun to a 90-60 rout of the Lynx in WNBA playoff opener

Game 2 of the best-of-three series will be in Connecticut on Sunday.

Alyssa Thomas added 15 points and 10 assists for the Sun, who earned the No. 3 seed after going 27-13 in the regular season. Rebecca Allen also scored 15 points on five 3-pointers and Tiffany Hayes had 14 points and four 3-pointers.

The Sun made 16 of their 30 shots from behind the arc and held Minnesota to 35% shooting overall. Connecticut scored 30 points off 19 Lynx turnovers.

Connecticut led by 14 at halftime and took their first 20-point lead in the third quarter at 56-36 on a layup by Thomas. The Sun closed the game on a 17-3 run.

Kayla McBride had 16 points for the Lynx, who made the playoffs despite losing their first six games this season. Napheesa Collier added 14 for Minnesota, which also lost three of four regular-season meetings with Connecticut.

McBride scored 14 of her points in the first half and the Lynx used a 16-6 second-quarter run to take a 22-20 lead. But the Sun turned up the defensive pressure and went on a 21-3 run to take a 43-27 lead and control of the game.

Regular Season Series

CON wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	60 - 90
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	60 - 90
4th 6.0	Diamond Miller makes 25-foot step back jumpshot	60 - 90
4th 23.1	Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leigha Brown assists)	57 - 90
4th 26.0	Diamond Miller vs. Olivia Nelson-Ododa (Leigha Brown gains possession)	57 - 87

Statistics

MIN		CON
21-60	FG	33-70
35	Field Goal %	47
5-25	3PT	16-30
20	Three Point %	53
13-16	FT	8-12
81	Free Throw %	67
32	Rebounds	36
7	Offensive Rebounds	7
25	Defensive Rebounds	29
13	Assists	28
5	Steals	13
2	Blocks	2
19	Turnovers	11
0	Team Turnovers	2
19	Total Turnovers	13
1	Technical Fouls	0
1	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
30	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	9
3	Fast Break Points	16
22	Points in Paint	26
13	Fouls	14
2	Largest Lead	33

Game Information

Mohegan Sun Arena

Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 5,056 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	6	W9	0.8	24
Las Vegas	3.5	9	L1	0.6896552	20
Golden State	4	9	L2	0.6785714	19
Dallas	5.5	11	L2	0.62068963	18
Portland	12.5	18	L4	0.37931034	11
Los Angeles	12.5	17	L6	0.37037036	10
Phoenix	13	19	L1	0.36666667	11
Seattle	18.5	25	L8	0.19354838	6

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Indiana	-	10	W5	0.6551724	19
Atlanta	0.5	10	W5	0.64285713	18
Washington	2.5	12	W4	0.5714286	16
New York	2.5	13	W1	0.56666666	17
Chicago	8	18	W2	0.37931034	11
Toronto	8.5	18	L5	0.35714287	10
Connecticut	12	22	L4	0.2413793	7

Full Standings

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