.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams scored 17 points and Alanna Smith possessed 15 lead to assist the Minnesota Lynx balanced out an off evening for celebrity Napheesa Collier as well as trump the Connecticut Sunshine 77-70 to also the best-of-five WNBA semifinal set at one video game apiece Tuesday.Collier, who composed 80 points in the two-game swing of Phoenix az in the first round, was actually held to nine aspects on 3-for-14 firing. She led the Lynx along with 12 rebounds and also five supports, material to allow her assisting directed lead the cost past a fiery opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas had 18 factors, 10 rebounds and also 7 assists for the Sun, that fired only 5-for-20 coming from 3-point range. DeWanna Bonner scored 17 scores as well as Harbour Mabrey included 15 points on 4-for-14 shooting after she went 7-for-19 for 20 scores in the opener.Connecticut will hold Video game 3 on Friday as well as Video Game 4 on Sunday. After that Video game 5, if essential, would certainly reside in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never shed consecutive home games this season on their technique to a 30-10 record for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and their 73-70 loss in Game 1 clearly fed a fierce follow-up within this persistently physical competition that appeared like football sometimes much more than hoops.