DeWanna Bonner scored 18 points to help the Sun stay alive in a must-win game against the Lynx — and attributed her play to the presence of her 7-year-old daughter in the stands.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — 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, out-executed and, most of all, out-coached.

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.