Dallas Wings at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationThomas, Jones have double-doubles as Sun beat Wings 96-88
Courtney Williams also scored 19 points, Shekinna Stricklen had 15 and Alex Bentley 12 for Connecticut (17-9), which will be headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2012 after the Atlanta Dream lost to the San Antonio Stars later on Saturday. The Sun have won five in a row overall and eight straight at home.
Glory Johnson hit two free throws that gave Dallas a one-point lead, its first since midway through the first quarter, with 5:31 to play but Williams answered with a jumper. Thomas took her own steal coast-to-coast for a layup and then hit 1 of 2 free throws to make it 84-80 about one minute later and the Sun led the rest of the way.
Allisha Gray led Dallas (13-16) with a career-high 21 points. Glory Johnson had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Skylar Diggins-Smith added 19 points. The Wings have lost six consecutive road games.
Connecticut came in leading the WNBA is 3-point field goal percentage (38.4) but hit just 4 of 19 (21.1 percent) on Saturday. The Sun outrebounded Dallas 41-28, including 12-5 on the offensive glass.
Regular Season Series
CON wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 96 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound | 88 - 96 |
| 4th 10.0 |  |
Aerial Powers misses 26-foot three point jumper | 88 - 96 |
| 4th 21.0 | |
Shekinna Stricklen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 88 - 96 |
| 4th 21.0 | |
Kayla Thornton enters the game for Karima Christmas-Kelly | 88 - 95 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-73 | FG | 35-76 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 25-26 | FT | 22-28 |
| 96 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fouls | 23 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 6,898 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W4 | 0.8055556 | 29 |
 Golden State |
3.5 | 9 | W5 | 0.72727275 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 12 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 24 |
 Dallas |
8.5 | 15 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 20 |
 Portland |
13.5 | 20 | W2 | 0.42857143 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
16 | 23 | L1 | 0.3611111 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 22 | L4 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Seattle |
22.5 | 30 | L2 | 0.1891892 | 7 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W4 | 0.6571429 | 23 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.61764705 | 21 |
 New York |
1.5 | 14 | W2 | 0.6111111 | 22 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
10 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Toronto |
12 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
14 | 25 | L2 | 0.24242425 | 8 |
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