.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams composed 17 points and also Alanna Smith had 15 points to assist the Minnesota Lynx countered an off night for star Napheesa Collier and also beat the Connecticut Sunlight 77-70 to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal set at some activity each Tuesday.Collier, that scored 80 points in the two-game swing of Phoenix az in the preliminary, was actually held to 9 factors on 3-for-14 firing. She led the Lynx along with 12 rebounds as well as 5 supports, web content to allow her supporting directed lead the fee past a lively opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas possessed 18 factors, 10 rebounds and also 7 helps for the Sunlight, that fired merely 5-for-20 from 3-point assortment. DeWanna Bonner recorded 17 points and Port Mabrey incorporated 15 scores on 4-for-14 firing after she went 7-for-19 for 20 scores in the opener.Connecticut are going to organize Game 3 on Friday and also Video Game 4 on Sunday. Then Video game 5, if essential, would remain in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never ever shed successive home games this season on their means to a 30-10 record for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and their 73-70 defeat in Activity 1 plainly fed an intense follow-up within this constantly physical competition that was similar to soccer sometimes greater than hoops.