The Connecticut Sun are no strangers to needing a win in Minnesota to advance in the playoffs. The Sun eliminated the Lynx in the first round last season with a victory at Minnesota in the decisive Game 3 of that series.

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.

The Connecticut Sun struck first during their semifinal series in the WNBA Playoffs against the Minnesota Lynx with a 73-70 win on the road. Amid the Sun win, veteran forward DeWanna Bonner made WNBA playoffs history by playing in her 83rd playoff game as per ESPN.

The lone WNBA game Tuesday is a winner-take-all semifinal matchup between the Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx, in the Target Center in Minneapolis.

The Minnesota Lynx will have home court advantage in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals against the Connecticut Sun in a matchup that may look familiar to last year's postseason. The Sun eliminated the Lynx in the first round last season with a victory at Minnesota in the decisive Game 3.

The New York Liberty will face either the Minnesota Lynx or Connecticut Sun in the WNBA Finals. Here is the full schedule for the best-of-five series:

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,