The Minnesota Lynx prevailed in a winner-takes-all Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals against the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday. With the 88-77 victory, the Lynx set a date with the New York Liberty in the NBA Finals.

Connecticut, which shot only 38.5 percent from the floor and was flustered into 19 turnovers, trailed by double digits for all but 12 seconds of the final three quarters in its latest season to end short of the franchise's first championship.

The Connecticut Sun forced a Game 5 in their WNBA playoff semifinal series with the Minnesota Lynx with a 92–82 win in Game 4. Get caught up on this morning’s news: Florida braces for Milton, ‘Dancing With the Stars’ recap and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter

The Connecticut Sun forced a Game 5 in their WNBA playoff semifinal series with the Minnesota Lynx with a 92–82 win in Game 4. Napheesa Collier scored 26 points for the Minnesota Lynx, who are one win away from the WNBA Finals after defeating the Connecticut Sun in Game 3 of their semifinal series.

Former UConn star Napheesa Collier logged 27 points for the Minnesota Lynx in an 88-77 win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals.

Connecticut Sun's Marina Mabrey went down with ankle injury in Game 5 against the Minnesota Lynx, but later returned in the WNBA playoff game.

The Connecticut Sun have their backs against the wall in Game 5 of their WNBA Playoff Semi-finals versus the Minnesota Lynx. The Sun found themselves down by 20 points with roughly three minutes left in the second quarter.