The Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun, 101–89

Game story

The Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 101–89 on Sunday, September 20. Napheesa Collier led the Lynx with 23 points; Diamond Miller had 15 for the Sun.

Who stood out

Napheesa Collier (Lynx): 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting (0-of-2 from three), 5-of-5 at the line in 34 minutes, a +10 in her minutes. She came in averaging 17.7 points over 13 games of the 2026 regular season.

Olivia Miles (Lynx): 21 points and 6 assists on 7-of-10 shooting (1-of-3 from three), 6-of-6 at the line in 30 minutes, a +13 in her minutes.

Diamond Miller (Sun): 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting (3-of-6 from three), 2-of-2 at the line in 22 minutes, a -9 in her minutes.

How it happened

The first quarter was the swing — the Lynx won it 27–12, with a 10-0 run from 4:59 to 3:34 of that quarter — and they led 55–43 at halftime. The game had no lead changes; the Lynx’s largest lead was 20.

The Lynx won it with their starters: the Sun’s bench outscored theirs, 37–14.

The Lynx made 36-72 from the field (50%) and 4-21 from three; the Sun 31-59 (53%). Turnovers ran 11–20, and points off turnovers 13–25 in the Sun’s favor — the margin came from shooting, not possession control. Rebounds went 32–27, points in the paint 50–32.

What it means

A reason to be cautious about carrying this game forward: the Lynx gave up more points off turnovers than they scored, 25–13. One game is still one game.

After the result the Lynx were 32-10 and the Sun 10-32 (team schedules through September 20). The Lynx’s 101 was 10 above the 91 a game they averaged entering it.

Next up: MIN at NY on Sep 29, where the market consensus has the Lynx favored by 3.5 with a total of 172.5 (PropBetEdge capture, Sep 29, 11 books) — and the Liberty allow 86.4 a game, 9th-most of 15. Player props enter the board inside 36 hours of tip.