The Connecticut Sun bid farewell to a promising WNBA campaign yesterday after conceding defeat to the Minnesota Lynx in the semifinal stage. Going into the match with the playoff series tied at 2-2, the Sun ended up losing their final game against the Lynx,

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — After the Connecticut Sun’s Game 3 semifinal loss to the Minnesota Lynx, Sun coach Stephanie White said her staff didn’t do a good enough job of getting players prepared. She said the Sun were outplayed, out-executed and, most of all, out-coached.

Behind a combined 36 points from Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner, the Connecticut Sun forced Game 5 in the WNBA semifinals with a 92-82 win over the Minnesota Lynx.

Alyssa Thomas had 18 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds to help the Connecticut Sun stave off elimination and beat the Minnesota Lynx 92-82 on Sunday, forcing a decisive Game 5 in their semifinal series.

The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Fans looking to watch this WNBA game can do so for free by using FuboTV and DirecTV Stream, which both offer a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

Connecticut Sun's Marina Mabrey went down with ankle injury in Game 5 against the Minnesota Lynx, but later returned in the WNBA playoff game.

The Connecticut Sun have their backs against the wall in Game 5 of their WNBA Playoff Semi-finals versus the Minnesota Lynx. The Sun found themselves down by 20 points with roughly three minutes left in the second quarter.