.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams composed 17 points and Alanna Johnson possessed 15 lead to help the Minnesota Lynx offset an off night for star Napheesa Collier and beat the Connecticut Sunlight 77-70 to also the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at one game apiece Tuesday.Collier, that scored 80 aspects in the two-game swing of Phoenix az in the first round, was upheld 9 points on 3-for-14 shooting. She led the Lynx along with 12 rebounds as well as 5 helps, content to let her supporting directed lead the charge past a fiery opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas possessed 18 factors, 10 rebounds as well as 7 assists for the Sun, who shot simply 5-for-20 from 3-point variety. DeWanna Bonner recorded 17 points and also Marina Mabrey incorporated 15 points on 4-for-14 capturing after she went 7-for-19 for twenty scores in the opener.Connecticut will host Activity 3 on Friday and also Video Game 4 on Sunday. Then Video game 5, if required, would certainly be in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never dropped successive home activities this time on their technique to a 30-10 report for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and their 73-70 defeat in Game 1 accurately fed a brutal consequence within this persistently physical matchup that looked like football sometimes greater than hoops.