Minneapolis, MN: The No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun (28-12, 2-2) head back to Minneapolis to take on the No. 2 seed Minnesota Lynx (30-10, 2-2) in Game 5 of the WNBA Semifinals on Tuesday, October 8 at 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT at the Target Center. The Sun will look to advance to their fifth WNBA Finals in franchise history in search of the team’s first championship with a win. The game will air on ESPN2 and stream live on the ESPN app.
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Last Time Out:
The Connecticut Sun defeated the Minnesota Lynx in Game 4 of the WNBA Semifinals, 92-82, on Sunday night in Uncasville. Ty Harris led the Sun with a postseason career-high 20 points and three rebounds. She went a team-best 4/5 from beyond the three-point arc and logged a postseason high 30 minutes in the win. Alyssa Thomas finished two rebound shy of a triple-double, notching 18 points, eight rebounds, 11 assists and one steal in the game. DeWanna Bonner tallied 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists, four steals and one block in the win, while DiJonai Carrington added a postseason career-high 15 points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block.
Game 5 History:
The Connecticut Sun are 1-2 all-time in series Game 5 contests and 13-16 all-time when facing elimination during the WNBA postseason. Their lone win came in Game 5 of the 2022 WNBA Semifinals where the Sun defeated the Chicago Sky on the road in Chicago to advance to the 2022 WNBA Finals.
Opponent History:
Connecticut is 32-27 all-time against Minnesota during the regular season and 4-3 record during postseason play. The two teams first and only playoff matchup prior to 2024 came a season ago when the Sun defeated the Lynx, 2-1, in the First Round of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs. Head Coach Cheryl Reeve is in her 15th season with Minnesota and is currently first all-time in WNBA history in postseason wins with a 46-25 all-time playoff record.