It was a one-sided affair on Wednesday as the No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun blew out the No. 6 seed Minnesota Lynx 90-75 to advance to the semifinal round.
Connecticut was in control the entire game, leading by as many as 19 and never trailing. DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas were stupendous, both producing double-doubles. Bonner scored 25 points and grabbed 10 boards, while Thomas had 28 points and 12 assists. Minnesota struggled offensively all night long with only Naphessa Collier producing. She ended the night with 31 points, but it wasn’t enough to beat the veteran-led Sun squad.
Connecticut will now face the No. 2 seed New York Liberty on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN) at the Barclays Center.
How the Sun got it done
The Sun established dominance early, scoring the first six points of the game and starting out on a 20-6 run. Bonner and Thomas were crucial during this run, combining for 16 of the team’s opening quarter points. Minnesota countered behind Collier, who had nine points in the opening frame, to help mitigate a potential disaster and shrink the 14-point deficit down to seven by the end of the first.
The Lynx started off hot in the second with a 6-0 run to cut the lead down to one. But Bonner continued to attack the basket and the Lynx had no way of slowing…
