WNBA Finals:

Sylvia Fowles’ record 17 rebounds help the Lynx defeat the Sparks to even series at 1-1.

The Lynx’s Sylvia Fowles, right, battles the Sparks’ Nneka Ogwumike for a rebound in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on Tuesday.

MINNEAPOLIS - Sylvia Fowles grabbed a WNBA Finals-record 17 rebounds and scored 13 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 70-68 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks in Game 2 on Tuesday night, evening the series at one game apiece.

Fowles broke Taj McWilliams-Franklin’s record of 16 for Connecticut in 2005. Lindsay Whalen scored 14 points, Rebekkah Brunson had 12 and the Lynx held the defending champions to 38.7 percent shooting while bouncing back from a last-second loss in Game 1.

Candace Parker had 17 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Sparks, who had the ball and a chance to tie or take the lead with 13.1 seconds to play. But Chelsea Gray lost the handle on her dribble for a turnover, one of two big ones by Los Angeles in the final 14 seconds.

Game 3 of the best-of-five series is Friday night in Los Angeles.

Gray scored 15 points and Nneka Ogwumike had 11 points and 13 rebounds for Los Angeles.

Fowles, this season’s MVP, dominated the glass a game after the Lynx did not grab a single rebound in the first quarter of their series-opening loss.

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve torched her proud, veteran team on Monday after getting behind 28-2 in the first eight minutes on Sunday. She took little solace in watching them rally to a late lead, saying any pats on the back were from “Loserville.”

The Lynx responded in a major way in Game 2, grabbing a 15-point lead in the first eight minutes. They held Ogwumike and Parker to a combined 0 for 11 in the first half and Los Angeles shot just 28 percent in the first two quarters.