Basketball might be a game of runs, but Connecticut-versus-Minnesota basketball is a game of inches. Regardless of which arena, which lineup, which month — no two WNBA teams have been better matched,

Alyssa Thomas flirted with a triple-double as the Connecticut Sun won Game 1 of a WNBA semifinal series, beating the Minnesota Lynx.

The Minnesota Lynx dropped game one of their best-of-five WNBA semifinal series to the Connecticut Sun 73-70 at Target Center Sunday night. Minnesota led by five entering the fourth quarter, but Connecticut doubled up the hosts 16-8 over the final stanza.