Minnesota Lynx at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationWings snap 12-game losing streak to Lynx 89-86
The win ended Dallas' 12-game losing streak to Minnesota. The Wings' last victory against Minnesota came when the franchise was located in Tulsa, an 86-78 victory on June 21, 2015.
Ogunbowale tied it for the Wings (4-7) at 84-all on a 3-pointer with 53 seconds left and Kayla Thornton hit another 3 with 35 seconds left to give Dallas the lead for good at 87-86. Dallas had been down 14 points to Minnesota.
Kaela Davis drew a charging foul against Odyssey Sims with 14 seconds left. The Wings made 2 of 4 from the foul line while the Lynx missed a pair of field goal attempts in the final two seconds including a half court heave at the buzzer.
Dallas scored 13 straight points to lead 73-69 early in the four quarter. The Lynx (6-6) retook the lead with a 7-0 run and the teams traded the lead five more times in the final 2 1/2 minutes.
Sylvia Fowles led Minnesota with 23 points.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 86 - 89 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 86 - 89 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Minnesota offensive team rebound | 86 - 89 |
| 4th 0.3 | |
Danielle Robinson misses 50-foot three point jumper | 86 - 89 |
| 4th 1.9 |  |
Imani McGee-Stafford makes free throw 2 of 2 | 86 - 89 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-70 | FG | 30-61 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 11-22 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 20-27 | FT | 18-21 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 4,521 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W9 | 0.8 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
3.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.6896552 | 20 |
 Golden State |
4 | 9 | L2 | 0.6785714 | 19 |
 Dallas |
5.5 | 11 | L2 | 0.62068963 | 18 |
 Portland |
12.5 | 18 | L4 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
12.5 | 17 | L6 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
13 | 19 | L1 | 0.36666667 | 11 |
 Seattle |
18.5 | 25 | L8 | 0.19354838 | 6 |
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