St. Louisan Napheesa Collier scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 75-74 victory over the host Golden State Valkyries to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs.

The Lynx rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half to win the best of three series 2-0. It was Collier who scored the go-ahead basket on a baseline jumper to give the Lynx a 73-72 lead with one minute and 24 seconds left in the game.

The former Incarnate Word Academy All-American also finished with seven rebounds and four assists. She was also 10 of 16 from the field. She scored 14 of her 24 points in the second half as the Lynx survived a spirited challenge from Golden State and its raucous capacity home crowd of 18,543. The Valkyries were the first expansion team in the history of the WNB

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