Lynx-Connecticut Game 2 recap

The Lynx flipped the script in a big way from Game 1.

September 17, 2023 at 7:57PM
Connecticut Sun's Tiffany Hayes (15) attempts to steal the ball from Minnesota Lynx's Rachel Banham (15) during a WNBA basketball game, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Sarah Gordon/The Day via AP)
Connecticut’s Tiffany Hayes, right, tried to steal Lynx point guard Rachel Banham on Sunday. (Sarah Gordon, the Sun (New London, Conn.) via AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYERS: Napheesa Collier and Kayla McBride, Lynx

The two combined to score 54 points with 21 rebounds, four assists and three steals. They had 65% of their team's points and 60% of their team's rebounds.

BY THE NUMBERS

20-6 The Lynx's edge on points off turnovers, a complete 180 from Game 1, when Connecticut had a 30-9 advantage.

15-5 The Lynx's edge on second-chance points, after Connecticut won that battle by nine points in Game 1.

42-32 The Lynx's edge on points in the paint.

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Kent Youngblood

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Kent Youngblood has covered sports for the Star Tribune for more than 20 years.

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