.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams composed 17 factors and also Alanna Smith possessed 15 lead to assist the Minnesota Lynx offset an off evening for celebrity Napheesa Collier and also beat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal set at one game each Tuesday.Collier, that scored 80 factors in the two-game move of Phoenix in the preliminary, was upheld nine points on 3-for-14 capturing. She led the Lynx along with 12 rebounds and also 5 helps, information to allow her assisting directed lead the fee past a spirited opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the Sunshine, who fired just 5-for-20 from 3-point range. DeWanna Bonner scored 17 scores and also Harbour Mabrey included 15 scores on 4-for-14 shooting after she went 7-for-19 for twenty points in the opener.Connecticut will definitely host Video game 3 on Friday and also Game 4 on Sunday. After that Video game 5, if important, would certainly reside in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx certainly never dropped consecutive home video games this season on their technique to a 30-10 report for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and also their 73-70 loss in Video game 1 plainly sustained a ferocious consequence in this particular persistently physical match that was similar to soccer sometimes much more than hoops.