Lynx-Connecticut game preview (6:30 p.m., 106.1 FM)

August 16, 2011 at 7:15PM
Lynx rookie Maya Moore
Lynx rookie Maya Moore (Star Tribune file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Lynx at a glance: The Lynx, who have the WNBA's best overall and road records (18-5 and 8-3), play three of their next four games away from home. ... After going scoreless in a loss at Phoenix, the team's bench players combined for 30 and 31 points in victories over Chicago and Tulsa, respectively. ... Rookie forward Maya Moore scored 26 points and made six three-pointers when the Lynx beat Connecticut 90-67 at Target Center on July 9.

Sun at a glance: Connecticut (15-8) is 1 1/2 games behind first-place Indiana in the Eastern Conference and three games back of the Lynx for the league's best record. ... The Lynx have lost six consecutive games at Connecticut. Their last victory there was July 22, 2004. The Sun is 10-2 at home this season. ... Center Tina Charles averages 17.3 points per game and a league-high 10.5 rebounds. Ex-Lynx guard Renee Montgomery is Connecticut's second-leading scorer, averaging 15.5 points.

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