.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams composed 17 points and Alanna Smith had 15 indicate aid the Minnesota Lynx balanced out an off evening for star Napheesa Collier as well as beat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to also the best-of-five WNBA semifinal collection at one activity each Tuesday.Collier, who scored 80 aspects in the two-game sweep of Phoenix az in the preliminary, was actually pursued nine aspects on 3-for-14 shooting. She led the Lynx with 12 rebounds as well as 5 assists, content to let her sustaining cast lead the fee past a lively opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas possessed 18 points, 10 rebounds and 7 aids for the Sun, who fired only 5-for-20 from 3-point assortment. DeWanna Bonner recorded 17 points and Harbour Mabrey added 15 scores on 4-for-14 shooting after she went 7-for-19 for 20 scores in the opener.Connecticut will host Activity 3 on Friday as well as Activity 4 on Sunday. Then Video game 5, if needed, will reside in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never dropped successive home games this season on their technique to a 30-10 report for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, as well as their 73-70 defeat in Game 1 plainly sustained a brutal consequence in this particular constantly bodily competition that resembled soccer at times greater than hoops.