After being forced into an elimination game, the Connecticut Sun stepped on the gas early against the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday.
The No. 3-seeded Sun opened up a 26-19 first-quarter lead and didn't look back en route to a 90-75 win in the winner-take-all Game 3. Connecticut advances to a semifinal matchup against the No. 2 seed New York Liberty, while Minnesota's season comes to a close.
The Sun win ensures the top four seeds advance to the best-of-five semifinal round, which begins Sunday. The No. 1 Las Vegas Aces will take on the No.