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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Lynx were backed into a corner after a Game 1 loss on their home floor to the star-studded Los Angeles Sparks.No time to panic for this battle-tested group. The defending champions know just how to respond.Maya Moore had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Lynx even the WNBA Finals at one game apiece with a 79-60 victory in Game 2 on Tuesday night.This team bounces back well. We cant stay down for too long, Moore said. And Im a part of that. I wanted to bring that energy and thats what I took on myself personally today.Sylvia Fowles had 13 points and 15 boards and Minnesota held Los Angeles to 32.9 percent shooting to bounce back from a last-second loss in Game 1. Seimone Augustus scored 14 points and Minnesota dominated on the glass, 46-32, to pull away.We played like this game was more important to them than it was to us and thats unfortunate, Sparks coach Brian Agler said. You dont get these opportunities often, so you have to play like you might not get this game back.Nneka Ogwumike had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Sparks, who head back home for the next two games in the best-of-five series. Candace Parker was quiet with six points on 3-for-12 shooting and the Sparks missed 17 of 20 3-pointers.The Lynx are trying to become the first back-to-back champions in the league since the Sparks repeated in 2002. A win in this series would also give Minnesota its fourth championship, which would tie the Lynx with the Houston Comets for most in league history.Last year the Lynx lost Game 1 at Target Center to the Indiana Fever, but rebounded to win that series in five games. But they know they face an even more capable challenger this year.We know what we needed to do, Augustus said. We watched the entire footage from Game 1 and saw where we made mistakes.Neither team led by more than five points during an air-tight Game 1 that Los Angeles won at the buzzer on a jumper from Alana Beard. The first 16 minutes of Game 2 were just as competitive, but Moore and the Lynx seized control in the final four minutes of the second quarter.After going scoreless in the first half of Game 1, Moore got rolling during a 17-3 blitz to close the period. She hit two 3s and a layup, then picked Parkers pocket and heaved a three-quarter length outlet to a streaking Lindsay Whalen for a three-point play and a 37-25 lead.Moore had 12 points in the first half and the Lynx took much better care of the ball after coughing it up 11 times in the first half of Game 1.The Sparks made things interesting with a 14-0 run in the third quarter that made the score 44-41, but Augustus and Moore took over in the fourth to turn back the charge.I think it had a lot to do with our effort, Ogwumike said. Not to say that we dont want it. But you get tired and muddled and youre not focusing on what youre doing, a lot of times confusion can seep in. And I think thats what happened.MVP DISAPPEARS: Ogwumike, the league MVP, scored just two points in the final period, and took just six shots in the entire game. Its a hard job. (Our post players) made it look easy, but its not, Moore said. Shes such an explosive player.REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE: The Lynx parlayed their edge on the glass into a 17-7 advantage in second-chance points. They shot a pedestrian 45 percent from the field, but had 13 offensive rebounds to create more opportunities. When the ball went up on the glass and a shot was taken on either end, they outworked us, Agler said.QUOTABLE: Now I know how Shaq felt in the NBA, -- Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the physical play on Fowles in the paint.RECORD RATING: The WNBA instituted a new playoff format this year that seeded teams based on record, not geography. 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John Lucas, signed as a mentor for rookie Trey Burke, showed he can score if required, scoring 12 points of his 16 points in the second quarter as Utah built an 18-point lead.No. 9 Penn State (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 9 CFP) at Rutgers (2-8, 0-7), 8 p.m. (BTN)Line: Penn State by 22+.Series Record: Penn State leads 24-2.WHATS AT STAKEPenn State needs to win its final two games and have No. 4 Michigan lose at least one of its last two in the Big Ten East to win the division and qualify for the conference title game. Rutgers can only be a spoiler at this point.KEY MATCHUPPenn States banged up offensive line against Rutgers defense. Penn States top tackles, Andrew Nelson, Brendan Mahon and Paris Palmer, are hurt. Guard Ryan Bates is moving to left tackle this week, replacing Palmer. Redshirt freshman Steven Gonzalez is expected to make first start, replacing Bates at left guard. Center Brian Gaia is the only lineman to start the season at the same position. Right guard Connor McGovern was hurt against Indiana and his status is uncertain.PLAYERS TO WATCHPenn State: QB Trace McSorley. The redshirt sophomore has both a rushing and passing touchdown in five of the past six games. He has six games overall with a passing and rushing touchdown, second only to Lamar Jackson of Louisville.ddddddddddddutgers: DT Darius Hamilton. The senior will be playing his final home game on Senior Day. It will be his 50th career game for the last Scarlet Knight to appear in a Big East game (2012). He has 153 career tackles, 27 for loss and 11 sacks.FACTS & FIGURESPenn State has won six straight since losing to Michigan in the conference opener. ... Rutgers rookie coach Chris Ash is looking for first conference win. ... The Nittany Lions are the fourth team in the current Top 10 that is playing the Scarlet Knights this season. No. 2 Ohio State, No. 4 Michigan and No. 7 Washington have beaten them by a 184-13 margin. ... Penn State forced a season-high five turnovers last week against Indiana, all fumble recoveries. .... Rutgers last win in the series was a 21-16 decision at Beaver Stadium in 1988. The Nittany Lions were then ranked No. 15.---For more college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25[url=http://www.authenticwholesalejerseys.net/] Mahon and Paris Palmer, are hurt. Guard