.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams composed 17 points and Alanna Smith had 15 points to help the Minnesota Lynx balanced out an off evening for superstar Napheesa Collier as well as beat the Connecticut Sunshine 77-70 to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at one video game each Tuesday.Collier, who composed 80 points in the two-game swing of Phoenix az in the first round, was pursued 9 factors on 3-for-14 shooting. She led the Lynx with 12 rebounds and also 5 assists, material to permit her assisting cast lead the charge past a lively opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas had 18 points, 10 rebounds as well as 7 helps for the Sunshine, who shot just 5-for-20 from 3-point selection. DeWanna Bonner scored 17 points and also Marina Mabrey included 15 scores on 4-for-14 capturing after she went 7-for-19 for twenty scores in the opener.Connecticut will hold Game 3 on Friday as well as Game 4 on Sunday. Then Activity 5, if required, will be in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx certainly never lost successive home games this season on their means to a 30-10 record for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and also their 73-70 defeat in Game 1 accurately sustained a strong follow-up in this constantly bodily competition that looked like football at times more than hoops.