.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams composed 17 aspects as well as Alanna Smith had 15 points to assist the Minnesota Lynx countered an off evening for star Napheesa Collier and also trump the Connecticut Sunlight 77-70 to also the best-of-five WNBA semifinal collection at some game each Tuesday.Collier, that scored 80 aspects in the two-game swing of Phoenix metro in the first round, was upheld 9 points on 3-for-14 capturing. She led the Lynx along with 12 rebounds and also 5 assists, material to allow her assisting directed lead the cost past a tough opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas had 18 factors, 10 rebounds as well as 7 assists for the Sunlight, that shot just 5-for-20 coming from 3-point selection. DeWanna Bonner scored 17 points and Harbor Mabrey included 15 points on 4-for-14 firing after she went 7-for-19 for twenty points in the opener.Connecticut are going to hold Game 3 on Friday and Activity 4 on Sunday. Then Game 5, if essential, would certainly reside in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never shed successive home games this time on their way to a 30-10 document for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and their 73-70 defeat in Activity 1 clearly sustained a fierce follow-up in this persistently bodily matchup that appeared like football at times more than hoops.