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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-20 · by Doug Feinberg The Associated Press
Napheesa Collier and Olivia Miles led the Minnesota Lynx to a 101-89 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday, with Collier scoring 23 points and Miles contributing 21. This win brought the Lynx closer to clinching the top seed in the WNBA playoffs, now just one game away from securing home-court advantage throughout the postseason. The article highlights Miles's record-breaking performance as a rookie, surpassing Caitlin Clark’s season point total, and notes that Minnesota had previously lost three consecutive games before this victory.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Sunday, the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 101-89 at Uncasville, Connecticut, bringing their season record to 32-10 and positioning them just one win or a Golden State loss away from clinching the top seed in the WNBA playoffs. Olivia Miles scored 21 points, breaking Caitlin Clark's rookie scoring record of 769 points set last year with Indiana, by making a free throw early in the second quarter to reach her 770th point this season. The Lynx started strong with an 11-2 lead within the first three minutes, largely due to Napheesa Collier's opening four points and continued scoring, leading them to a 27-12 advantage after the first quarter. Despite a late comeback attempt by the Sun, Minnesota maintained their lead thanks in part to Miles' consistent performance throughout the season.
Written for “Lynx Win And Record Breaker” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 23 points, Olivia Miles added 21 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 101-89 on Sunday to get closer to clinching the top seed in the WNBA playoffs.
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Lynx → score → playoffs
The Lynx (32-10) moved within one win or Golden State loss from earning home-court advantage throughout the postseason.
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Lynx → move → postseason
Minnesota closes with a home-and-home set against Indiana.
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Minnesota → close → Indiana
She broke the WNBA rookie record for points in a season that was held by Caitlin Clark.
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that → break → Clark
Miles got her 770th point on a free throw with 9:31 left in the second quarter.
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Miles → get → quarter
Clark finished with 769 points for Indiana in 2024.
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Clark → finish → 2024
The Lynx, who had lost three straight games, jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first 3:30 as Collier had the game’s first four points.
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Collier → lose → points
Courtney Williams, who starred for the Sun for five seasons, had five points during the opening spurt.
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who → star → spurt
Minnesota led 27-12 after the first quarter, when Collier had 10 points.
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Collier → lead → points
Collier helped extend the advantage to 45-26 on a layup with 3:44 left in the half before the Sun used a 15-4 spurt to get within eight.
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Sun → help → eight
Collier had a 3-point play with 25.2 seconds left to restore the double-digit advantage.
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Collier → have → advantage
The Sun hung around behind hot 3-point shooting.
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Sun → hang → shooting
They made 12 of their first 19 from behind the arc and were down only seven points early in the fourth quarter.
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They → make → quarter
Connecticut finished 15 for 28 on 3s.
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Connecticut → finish → 3s
The team honored former coach Mike Thibault before the game, its second-to-last in Connecticut before relocating to Houston next season.
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team → honor → Houston
He led the franchise from its inception in 2003 until 2012.
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He → lead → 2012
It was a fitting game to honor him, given his son, Eric Thibault, is an assistant coach with Minnesota along with Lindsay Whalen.
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son → honor → Whalen
She played in the WNBA Finals in 2004 under Mike Thibault.
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She → play → Thibault
The Sun had many other former players and coaches in attendance, including Tina Charles, Bria Hartley, Taj McWilliams Franklin and Nicki Collen.
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Sun → have → Charles
The Sun (10-32) have lost five games in a row.
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Sun → lose → row
Connecticut, which has been plagued by injuries all season, lost Saniya Rivers to one in the first quarter.
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which → plague → quarter
She didn’t return.
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She → return → ?
Sun: Visit Mystics on Tuesday.
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Sun → visit → Tuesday
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