.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams composed 17 points as well as Alanna Smith possessed 15 lead to assist the Minnesota Lynx balanced out an off night for celebrity Napheesa Collier and also trump the Connecticut Sunlight 77-70 to also the best-of-five WNBA semifinal set at one video game apiece Tuesday.Collier, that composed 80 factors in the two-game move of Phoenix metro in the preliminary, was upheld nine points on 3-for-14 firing. She led the Lynx with 12 rebounds and also five supports, information to let her supporting cast lead the charge past a tough opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas possessed 18 factors, 10 rebounds as well as 7 helps for the Sun, that fired simply 5-for-20 from 3-point selection. DeWanna Bonner recorded 17 scores as well as Port Mabrey included 15 points on 4-for-14 firing after she went 7-for-19 for twenty points in the opener.Connecticut will host Video game 3 on Friday and Game 4 on Sunday. After that Video game 5, if necessary, would certainly be in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never shed successive home video games this time on their way to a 30-10 report for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and also their 73-70 defeat in Activity 1 precisely fueled a brutal consequence in this particular constantly physical matchup that looked like football at times more than hoops.