Fantasy Baseball Forecaster: Team Hitting Ratings
MINNEAPOLIS -- — DeWanna Bonner scored 24 points, Alyssa Thomas had 14 assists, 13 points and 10 rebounds, while DiJonai Carrington made big plays down the stretch to help the Connecticut Sun hold off the Minnesota Lynx 78-73 on Thursday night.
Bonner made 10 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers and added nine rebounds for the Sun (16-4), who have posted back-to-back wins after losing three of their previous four.
Thomas matched her season high for assists and Carrington finished with 17 points including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc.
Alanna Smith scored 14 before fouling out to lead the Lynx (14-6). Kayla McBride had 13 points and eight rebounds.
Bridget Carleton connected on a 3-pointer and Diamond Miller followed with a three-point play as the Lynx scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to knot the score at 64. Bonner answered with a 3-pointer and a three-point play for a 70-64 lead and the Sun never trailed again.
Carrington blocked McBride's layup attempt with 28 seconds left that would have pulled the Lynx within two and added two free throws with 16 seconds remaining to push the lead to six. McBride sank a 3-pointer, but Carrington answered with a layup to wrap up the victory.
Bonner scored 11 on 5-for-7 shooting to lead Connecticut to a 20-17 lead after the first quarter.
Veronica Burton sank a 3-pointer to give the Sun a 32-24 lead with 4:42 left in the first half. McBride hit two 3-pointers and Carleton and Smith both made one in a 16-4 run to end the period and the Lynx took a 40-36 lead into halftime.
Smith had a 3-pointer and a layup in an 8-2 spurt to begin the third quarter to give Minnesota its largest lead at 48-38. Carrington made back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 10-0 run and Connecticut evened the score at 48. Thomas followed her three-point play with six straight free throws and a layup, scoring 11 of the Sun's final 14 points for a 64-58 advantage heading to the final quarter.
Connecticut has won five in a row against Minnesota in Minneapolis and improves to 2-0 against the Lynx this season.
UP NEXT
Minnesota will host the Washington Mystics on Saturday. Connecticut returns home to play the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.
------
AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball
How To Write A Thesis Statement.webpSteps To Writing A Thesis Statement Maxresdefault 38e24e1710ae7480c541b2e4b3919303 How To Write A Thesis Statement For A Research Paper 1536x1205 PhD Thesis Proposal Diagram 2048x1340 Dissertation Vs Thesis 750x375 1689110185210 Date Night Ready 2023 10 05T205716.490 1024x576 Maxresdefault Tips For Efficient Thesis Writing In 2024 728x410 5213a4c3ddbe257764fa8be14c703543 Maxresdefault Essay Topics 2023 Processed 15 Min 1024x576 How To Write A Perfect Thesis 1024x576 F14abf24e46c6a30e0695ea80b75b389 Lancia Thesis Generate Og Image.php?p=15427640086f10bf3aa3cf94c5a68 Screenshot 2023 03 02 At 13.19.14 1703000969?v=11708553200?v=1Essay FLTs 2023 Coverpage 1 Thesisstatementslastrevisedjuly2023 230710052256 015ce0fc Thumbnail ?width=640&height=640&fit=boundsThesisStatements Vertical 4ae158cb75cba167bc235daf9ca748af Fedaef99a79c19eb50cdec2d1cfb411d 64eb39b5eb792cabc5942696 Thesis 1ae383cdf21df281b177f158e8209aa1 93019c6e3d54ec05227b8eddd5ff6ebd Thesis Presentation Outline Ppt Summary Inspiration Slide01 81t6ef QceL. AC UF1000,1000 QL80 Hqdefault ?sqp= OaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB AH CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGC4gPSh MA8=&rs=AOn4CLCqqHHO2IALC Iuvu2JwJnYwo7nUwA Guide To Thesis Writing In 2022 N AdobeStock 310151102 1 768x432