Sun 73-70 Lynx (Sep 29, 2024) Box Score

Connecticut Sun

28-12, 14-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	23	19	15	16	73
MIN	16	22	24	8	70

Minnesota Lynx

30-10, 16-4 home

Connecticut Sun

starters
D. Bonner F
A. Thomas F
B. Jones F
M. Mabrey G
D. Carrington G
bench
O. Nelson-Ododa F
V. Burton G
C. Bickle F
A. Ndour-Fall C
T. Mitchell G
T. Harris G
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
33	4-17	2-8	0-0	1	10	11	5	0	1	1	1	+13	10
39	8-12	0-0	1-1	3	7	10	9	3	0	3	3	+3	17
18	3-7	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	-5	6
38	7-19	6-11	0-0	1	4	5	3	0	1	3	3	+11	20
40	6-12	1-2	0-0	2	7	9	4	2	0	0	1	+3	13
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-5	2
27	2-7	0-1	1-2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	-5	5
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-INJURY/ILLNESS
DNP-RIGHT ANKLE INJURY
	31-75	9-22	2-3	9	30	39	24	5	2	9	11		73
	41.3%	40.9%	66.7%

Minnesota Lynx

starters
B. Carleton F
A. Smith F
N. Collier F
K. McBride G
C. Williams G
bench
M. Hines-Allen F
N. Hiedeman G
C. Zandalasini F
D. Juhasz F
D. Miller F
A. Pili F
O. Epoupa G
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
37	6-10	3-6	2-2	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	-5	17
33	2-9	0-4	2-3	1	7	8	4	2	5	2	2	-8	6
37	7-16	0-2	5-5	3	6	9	4	2	1	4	2	-8	19
39	5-11	1-5	1-1	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	-3	12
33	3-12	1-2	1-2	1	3	4	4	1	0	3	2	+5	8
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11	3-4	0-0	0-0	2	4	6	0	0	0	1	2	+7	6
11	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	-3	2
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	27-65	5-20	11-13	7	25	32	16	8	7	11	10		70
	41.5%	25.0%	84.6%

+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court

1:00

Alyssa Thomas plays hero late in Sun's Game 1 win over Lynx

1:00

DeWanna Bonner banks in transition layup for the Sun

0:20

Natisha Hiedeman comes up with a big block for the Lynx

0:16

Sun
73
Lynx
70

Game 1

9/29

Sun
Lynx

Game 2

10/1

ESPN2

Lynx
Sun

Game 3

10/4

ESPN2

Lynx
Sun

Game 4

10/6

Sun
Lynx

Game 5

10/8

ESPN2

Target Center

8:30 PM, September 29, 2024Coverage: ESPN

Minneapolis, MN

Line: MIN -3.5

Over/Under: 151.5

Attendance: 8,506

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Maj Forsberg
Angel Kent
Teresa Stuck

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

Sun take 1-0 lead into game 2 against the Lynx

Connecticut Sun (28-12, 14-6 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (30-10, 14-6 Western Conference)

Liberty to host Aces Tuesday

Las Vegas Aces (27-13, 12-8 Western Conference) at New York Liberty (32-8, 16-4 Eastern Conference)

Marina Mabrey leads Connecticut Sun to Game 1 victory

Connecticut standout guard Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and connected on six 3-pointers in the Sun's 73-70 road victory over the favored Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 of their matchup in the WNBA semifinals at the Target Center on Sunday night.

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Alyssa Thomas plays hero late in Sun's Game 1 win over Lynx

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Sun take 1-0 lead into game 2 against the Lynx

Liberty to host Aces Tuesday

Marina Mabrey leads Connecticut Sun to Game 1 victory