IMPACT PLAYERS: Napheesa Collier and Kayla McBride, Lynx
The two combined to score 54 points with 21 rebounds, four assists and three steals. They had 65% of their team's points and 60% of their team's rebounds.
BY THE NUMBERS
20-6 The Lynx's edge on points off turnovers, a complete 180 from Game 1, when Connecticut had a 30-9 advantage.
15-5 The Lynx's edge on second-chance points, after Connecticut won that battle by nine points in Game 1.
42-32 The Lynx's edge on points in the paint.
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