.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams composed 17 points as well as Alanna Smith possessed 15 indicate assist the Minnesota Lynx made up for an off evening for star Napheesa Collier as well as beat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to also the best-of-five WNBA semifinal set at some video game each Tuesday.Collier, who scored 80 factors in the two-game move of Phoenix in the preliminary, was actually pursued 9 aspects on 3-for-14 shooting. She led the Lynx with 12 rebounds and also five helps, content to let her sustaining directed lead the cost past a lively opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas possessed 18 factors, 10 rebounds and 7 aids for the Sunshine, who shot just 5-for-20 coming from 3-point array. DeWanna Bonner racked up 17 scores and also Harbour Mabrey included 15 scores on 4-for-14 firing after she went 7-for-19 for twenty points in the opener.Connecticut will certainly organize Game 3 on Friday and Video Game 4 on Sunday. After that Activity 5, if necessary, would certainly reside in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never dropped successive home video games this season on their means to a 30-10 document for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and their 73-70 defeat in Activity 1 clearly sustained a strong follow-up in this constantly physical competition that looked like volleyball at times more than hoops.