August 14 - Minnesota Lynx at Connecticut Sun Postgame Notes
Published on August 14, 2022 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
CONNECTICUT SUN 90, MINNESOTA LYNX 83
MOHEGEN SUN ARENA| UNCASVILLE, CT| AUGUST 14, 2022
High Points High Rebounds High Assists
Minnesota Lynx Allen - 26 Fowles - 12 Allen - 6
Connecticut Sun Thomas - 16 Thomas - 7 Thomas, Hiedeman - 5
Lynx Notes
Sylvia Fowles became the first player in WNBA history to grab 4,000 regular season rebounds. Fowles is the all-time leading rebounder for both franchises she played for, making her the only player to lead two WNBA teams all-time (Minnesota: 2,168 and Chicago: 1,832).
Fowles finished with 10 points, 12 rebounds two steals, one assist and one block in her final game of her career. Today marked Fowles' 193rd career double-double, 101 in a Lynx uniform and 13th of the season.
Off the bench, Lindsay Allen tallied a career-high 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field and 6-of-7 from deep. Allen became one of just eight players in team history to tally 6+ made threes in a single game, marking the third time this season the feat has been met (Rachel Banham twice, MR July 12 vs Phoenix).
Allen finished with a game-high six assists, had two rebounds and two steals in 26:25 minutes.
Returning in the starting line up after coming off the bench in the last two games, Aerial Powers tallied 22 points, 14 of which came in the final 20 minutes. Powers added eight rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal in 30:36 minutes of play.
Team Notes
The Lynx bench outscored the Sun 38-28 led by Allen's 26 points, marking the highest single-game total off the bench by any WNBA player this season and it is the third-highest bench total by any Lynx player in history.
This marks the fifth straight game in which Minnesota's bench has outscored its opponent. In those five games, Minnesota's bench has scored 159 points to its opponent's 100 bench points.
The Lynx finish the 2022 regular season 14-22 overall, just shy of qualifying for the playoffs.
Sun Notes
Alyssa Thomas had 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field, grabbed seven rebounds, had five assists and two steals in 25:12 minutes of action.
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