.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams scored 17 points as well as Alanna Smith possessed 15 points to aid the Minnesota Lynx balanced out an off night for superstar Napheesa Collier and also defeat the Connecticut Sunshine 77-70 to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal collection at some activity apiece Tuesday.Collier, who scored 80 aspects in the two-game sweep of Phoenix az in the first round, was pursued nine factors on 3-for-14 capturing. She led the Lynx with 12 rebounds and five assists, information to let her supporting cast lead the cost past a fiery opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas had 18 points, 10 rebounds and also 7 helps for the Sunlight, who fired merely 5-for-20 coming from 3-point variety. DeWanna Bonner scored 17 points and Port Mabrey added 15 points on 4-for-14 shooting after she went 7-for-19 for twenty scores in the opener.Connecticut will definitely hold Activity 3 on Friday and also Activity 4 on Sunday. At that point Video game 5, if necessary, would reside in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx certainly never dropped consecutive home video games this season on their technique to a 30-10 report for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, as well as their 73-70 loss in Video game 1 accurately fueled a fierce follow-up in this persistently bodily competition that looked like soccer at times much more than hoops.