DeWanna Bonner scored 24 issues because the Connecticut Solar beat the Minnesota Lynx 78-73 on Thursday evening in Minneapolis.
The Solar (16-4) received their 2nd immediately recreation whilst tagging the Lynx (14-6) with their 2nd loss in a row. Connecticut is 2nd within the league and Minnesota is 3rd.
Bonner shot 10 of 16 and in addition had 9 rebounds. In the meantime, Alyssa Thomas recorded a triple-double for the Solar, piling up 13 issues, 14 assists and 10 rebounds. DiJonai Carrington added 17 issues.
Alanna Smith paced the Lynx with 14 issues, Kayla McBride had 13 issues and 8 rebounds, and Bridget Carleton and Courtney Williams tallied 12 issues apiece. Olympian and All-Superstar Napheesa Collier was once held to a season-low 9 issues.
The Solar jumped out to a 20-9 lead within the first quarter in the back of Bonner’s scorching get started, as she scored 11 issues within the first seven mins of the sport.
The Lynx then stormed again and took a four-point merit into halftime, then started the 3rd duration on an 8-2 run to take a 10-point lead — a span highlighted via 3-pointers from Smith and Carleton.
Connecticut answered via finishing the quarter on a 14-5 run in the back of 9 issues from Thomas. That lead best greater within the fourth quarter due to a 10-0 run that featured 3 assists from Thomas.
The spurt started after Diamond Miller sank a layup to chop the deficit to 1 level, however Minnesota went six mins with out creating a box function and had 4 turnovers.
A three-pointer via McBride trimmed the Solar’s result in simply 3 issues with 9.1 seconds to move, however Minnesota by no means were given any nearer.
Minnesota completed simply 4 of 9 from the free-throw line; the Solar made 12 of 13.
For the Solar, Moriah Jefferson remained out with a proper ankle damage, whilst Tyasha Harris was once sidelined with an sickness. Veronica Burton made her first get started of the season for Connecticut and totaled 9 issues and 4 steals.
–Box Stage Media
