Connecticut Sun dominates Minnesota Lynx, 89-68
Last night, the Connecticut Sun (11-3) defeated the Minnesota Lynx (4-9), 89-68. The 21-point win marks the Sun’s largest margin of victory this season.
The Sun was led by Tiffany Hayes who finished with 21 points, six rebounds, and one assist in 24 minutes of action on the night.
1Q- The Sun opened the contest on a 15-6 run, forcing the Lynx into a timeout with 6:02 remaining in the quarter. Hayes had eight of Connecticut’s 15 points to start the game, going 2-3 from behind the arc. Connecticut finished the quarter on a 12-11 spurt to take a ten-point advantage into the second, 27-17. Hayes led all scorers with 14 points after ten minutes of action.
2Q- Alyssa Thomas started the second with four quick points to extend the Sun’s lead to 14, 31-17, with 7:16 remaining in the half. Minnesota outscored Connecticut, 11-10, the rest of the way, but Connecticut still had the 13-point advantage at the break, 41-28. Thomas led the Sun with eight points and two rebounds in the second quarter.
The Sun experienced a bit of foul trouble in the first half with Olivia Nelson-Ododa picking up three personals, while Thomas, DeWanna Bonner, Rebecca Allen and DiJonai Carrington each had two heading into the locker room.
3Q- Connecticut opened the second half on a 12-3 run to take a 52-31 lead over Minnesota with 7:17 remaining in the third. The Sun continued to push pace outscoring the Lynx, 26-15, in the third quarter to take a 67-43 lead into the fourth. Bonner tallied seven of her 11 points in the ten minutes out of the locker room to lead the Sun.
4Q- The Lynx opened the fourth on a 6-3 run to cut the lead to 21, 70-49, with 7:56 remaining in the quarter. The Sun and Lynx each scored 19 points the rest of the way. Carrington closed the game out for Connecticut, tallying 10 of her 17 points in the fourth.
Minnesota was led by Napheesa Collier who tallied 21 points, seven rebounds, two assists and four steals in the effort.
Connecticut shot 45% (27-60) from the field, while holding Minnesota to 31.6% (24-76) from the floor on the night. The Sun outscored the Lynx 11-2 on the fast break and 30-25 from the bench.
| Team | Score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | PTS | REB | AST | |||||||||
| CON | 89 | 27 | 14 | 26 | 22 | Hayes- 21 | Thomas- 9 | Nelson-Ododa- 4 | |||||||||
| MIN | 68 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 25 | Collier-21 | Collier/Engstler-7 | Allen- 7 |
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