Connecticut Sun vs Minnesota Lynx game player stats and box score for May 23 | 2025 WNBA season

The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Connecticut Sun 76-70 on Friday at Target Center in Minneapolis.

Napheesa Collier led Minnesota with 33 points and 11 rebounds on 11-for-21 shooting, including 3-for-4 from 3-point range. Jessica Shepard had 13 points, six rebounds and four assists on 5-for-8 shooting off the bench. Natisha Hiedeman added 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting.

Marina Mabrey led Connecticut with 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists on 7-for-19 shooting, including 4-for-12 from the 3-point line. Haley Peters finished with 12 points and six rebounds on 5-for-8 shooting (2-for-5 on 3-pointers) off the bench. Saniya Rivers added 11 points, while Olivia Nelson-Ododa had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Minnesota had started the 2025 WNBA season with four straight wins. They return to action on Tuesday against the visiting Seattle Storm.

Meanwhile, the Sun are still winless, dropping the first three games of their season. They aim to get their first win on Sunday vs. the Atlanta Dream at The Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia.

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Connecticut Sun vs. Minnesota Lynx player stats and box score

Minnesota Lynx

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Bridget Carleton	6	2	3	4	2	4	0	2-11	2-11	0-0	8
Napheesa Collier	33	11	3	2	3	2	3	11-21	3-4	8-10	8
Alanna Smith	2	0	2	5	4	1	2	1-2	0-0	0-2	-11
Karlie Samuelson	7	3	3	3	1	3	0	1-2	1-2	4-4	8
Courtney Williams	0	5	3	1	3	3	0	0-11	0-4	0-0	-13
Jessica Shepard	13	6	4	0	0	2	1	5-8	0-0	3-4	17
Diamond Miller	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	0
Natisha Hiedeman	11	3	2	1	0	0	0	4-6	1-2	2-4	15
Alissa Pili	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	-2
Marième Badiane	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kayla McBride	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Connecticut Sun

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Marina Mabrey	22	8	6	5	0	3	0	7-19	4-12	4-4	-5
Tina Charles	4	5	1	2	0	3	0	2-6	0-1	0-0	-16
Olivia Nelson-Ododa	10	10	2	4	0	3	1	5-7	0-0	0-0	-3
Saniya Rivers	11	6	3	1	3	2	2	5-11	1-5	0-0	0
Lindsay Allen	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2
Bria Hartley	5	0	4	3	0	4	0	1-6	1-3	2-2	-3
Jacy Sheldon	6	1	4	1	0	3	0	2-8	2-3	0-0	-11
Aneesah Morrow	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-3
Haley Peters	12	6	2	3	2	2	1	5-8	2-5	0-0	10
Robyn Parks	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Kariata Diaby	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rayah Marshall	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Leïla Lacan	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Connecticut Sun vs. Minnesota Lynx game summary

At the end of the first quarter, the Connecticut Sun had a 19-15 lead over the Minnesota Lynx. Rookie Saniya Rivers scored five points for the Sun, while Jessica Shepard had five points off the Lynx bench.

Connecticut outscored Minnesota 26-20 in the second quarter to increase their lead to double digits at halftime (45-35). Marina Mabrey led the Sun with 10 points and six assists in the first half. Haley Peters added 10 points off the bench, while Olivia Nelson-Ododa had eight points and seven rebounds.

Napheesa Collier was the lone Lynx player to score in double figures in the first half with 15 points. She shot 6-for-13 and added five rebounds.

Minnesota outscored Connecticut 14-11 in the third quarter to cut the Sun's lead to seven (56-49) heading into the final period.

In the fourth, the Lynx went on an 18-0 run to take a 71-68 lead — their first of the game — with 1:04 remaining. The Sun were scoreless for more than four minutes before Mabrey's layup with 42.6 seconds left. Minnesota held on for the win, ending the game on a 23-2 run.