ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Arike Ogunbowale had 20 factors and 14 assists, Paige Bueckers scored 20 factors and the Dallas Wings held on to beat the New York Liberty 92-82 on Monday night time regardless of making just one subject objective within the fourth quarter.
Dallas led 85-62 by means of three quarters however a 3-pointer from Aziaha James with about 7 minutes remaining was the Wings’ solely basket of the ultimate interval.
New York outscored Dallas 20-3 over the primary 8 1/2 minutes, capped by Jonquel Jones’ 3-pointer that made it 88-82.
Bueckers with former UConn teammate Azzi Fudd in attendance sporting an I Coronary heart PB T-shirt lastly scored for Dallas, making two free throws with 1:06 remaining. After Jones missed a jumper, DiJonai Carrington made two free throws for a 92-82 lead with 54 seconds left.
The Wings led 31-19 after the primary quarter and prolonged their result in 63-36 at halftime, when Ogunbowale turned the primary participant in WNBA historical past to have at the least 15 factors and 10 assists in a single half.
Jones had 18 factors for New York (17-8), which was enjoying with out Breanna Stewart due to a proper leg damage and misplaced its second straight. Sabrina Ionescu scored 17.
Luisa Geiselsoder had 14 factors for Dallas (8-19).
Up subsequent
New York: Visits Minnesota on Wednesday in a matchup of the 2 convention leaders.
Dallas: Hosts Atlanta on Wednesday. ___
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