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WNBA playoffs: How to get last-minute tickets under $50 for Connecticut Sun vs. Minnesota Lynx tonight (10/1/24)
The Minnesota Lynx, led by Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier, host the Connecticut Sun, led by Alyssa Thomas, in Game 2 of the second round of the WNBA playoffs on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
Connecticut, looking to win its first-ever WNBA title, took Game 1 on Sunday night, 73-70.
TICKETS: Fans who want to attend the WNBA playoffs game can buy tickets at SeatGeek, Ticketmaster, Ticketsmarter or Vivid Seats.
According to Vivid Seats, tickets can be purchased for as low as $34.
Here’s what you need to know:
What: Game 2, WNBA semifinals
Who: Sun vs. Lynx
When: Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024
Where: Target Center
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
Live stream: fuboTV and DirecTVStream
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WNBA semifinals schedule/results
The higher seeds will host Games 1, 2, and 5 (if necessary), while the lower seeds will host Games 3 and 4 (if necessary).
Game 1
Sunday, Sept. 29
New York Liberty 87, Las Vegas Aces 77
Connecticut Sun 73, Minnesota Lynx 70
Game 2
Tuesday, Oct. 1
Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty, 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx, 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
GAME 3
Friday, Oct. 4
Minnesota Lynx at Connecticut Sun, 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces, 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
GAME 4 [IF NECESSARY]
Sunday, Oct. 6
New York Liberty at Las Vegas Aces, Time TBD on ESPN2
Minnesota Lynx at Connecticut Sun, Time TBD on ESPN2
GAME 5 [IF NECESSARY]
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx, Time TBD on ESPN2
Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty, Time TBD on ESPN2
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Here’s a preview capsule via the Associated Press:
Connecticut Sun (28-12, 14-6 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (30-10, 14-6 Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
WNBA PLAYOFFS SEMIFINALS: Sun lead series 1-0
BOTTOM LINE: The Connecticut Sun visit the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA playoffs semifinals with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Sun won the last meeting 73-70 on Sept. 30 led by 20 points from Marina Mabrey, while Napheesa Collier scored 19 points for the Lynx.
The Lynx are 16-4 on their home court. Minnesota ranks third in the WNBA averaging 9.5 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 38.0% from downtown. Kayla McBride leads the team averaging 2.7 makes while shooting 40.7% from 3-point range.
The Sun are 14-6 in road games. Connecticut is fifth in the Eastern Conference with 25.1 defensive rebounds per game led by DeWanna Bonner averaging 7.3.
Minnesota averages 9.5 made 3-pointers per game, 3.0 more made shots than the 6.5 per game Connecticut allows. Connecticut has shot at a 44.4% rate from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points higher than the 41.0% shooting opponents of Minnesota have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Courtney Williams is averaging 11.1 points and 5.5 assists for the Lynx.
Bonner is averaging 15.1 points and six rebounds for the Sun.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lynx: 8-2, averaging 82.6 points, 33.4 rebounds, 22.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.8 points per game.
Sun: 7-3, averaging 80.7 points, 34.3 rebounds, 22.6 assists, 6.4 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points.
INJURIES: Lynx: None listed.
Sun: Tiffany Mitchell: out (illness).
(The Associated Press contributed to this report)
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Temperatures will warm into the 50s for much of the state unless you’re at the shoreline or near the New York border.
Rain showers will begin in southwest Connecticut this afternoon before slowly spreading to the east through the evening
Much of the state will see rain tonight unless you’re in the far northeast corner of Connecticut.
A few showers could linger in southern and southeastern Connecticut tomorrow morning.
Clouds will linger through much of Sunday with temperatures in the 50s for more of the state.
Monday and Tuesday will be sunnier and seasonal with temperatures well into the 60s.
Cloud cover and rain chances return by the middle of the week.
Fairfield police announced that the Jennings Beach Carnival has been canceled for Saturday and Sunday.
The department made the announcement on their Facebook page and cited public safety concerns during Friday night’s event.
According to police, officers were called in large numbers, with help from the Bridgeport Police Department, to manage “unusually large and disorderly crowds.” Police said the crowd was made up mostly of unsupervised juveniles.
Police said that throughout Friday evening, there were multiple incidents where attendees believed shots had been fired or that fights had broken out, which led to “panic, chaos, and crowd surges.”
Officers who were at the scene already looked into the reports and found no evidence that shots had been fired.
According to police, the size and movement of the crowds caused some families to be separated and required officers to reconnect parents with their children. Police said they also got numerous reports of fights and disturbances in different areas of the Jennings Beach grounds and parking lots.
Large groups also began running in multiple directions, including some into surrounding neighborhoods, police said. Crowds numbering in the hundreds also gathered at the Chick-fil-A and surrounding businesses, where other fights broke out, and people illegally congregated, needing more police and help from the Connecticut State Police.
Police said the decision to cancel the carnival was made in the interest of public safety and supported by the McKindley PTA, which sponsored the carnival.
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