NBA

Dallas Wings at Connecticut Sun

· Women's National Basketball Association
Dallas Wings
9-18, 1-12 Away
Final
78 - 68

Connecticut Sun
19-8, 13-1 Home

Jones, Sun beat Wings 78-68, clinch playoff spot

Jonquel Jones had 16 points and 10 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season, and Jasmine Thomas added 16 points and nine assists. Connecticut (19-8) has won three games in a row and eight of 10.

Shekinna Stricklen converted a 3-point play to make it 35-32 with 39 seconds left in the first half and Connecticut led the rest of the way. Allisha Gray's layup with just under four minutes left in the fourth quarter cut the Wings' deficit to six, but Thomas answered with a 3-point play to spark a 9-0 spurt that pushed the Sun's lead to 78-63 with 1:47 to go.

Gray tied her career best with 22 points for Dallas (9-18). Arike Ogunbowale added 20, and Isabelle Harrison had 11 points and tied her career high with 13 rebounds.

Regular Season Series

CON wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 68 - 78
4th 20.8 Jonquel Jones defensive rebound 68 - 78
4th 20.8 Allisha Gray misses free throw 3 of 3 68 - 78
4th 20.8 Brooke McCarty-Williams enters the game for Arike Ogunbowale 68 - 78
4th 20.8 Allisha Gray makes free throw 2 of 3 68 - 78

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/con.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCON
22-59 FG 30-64
37 Field Goal % 47
8-23 3PT 6-17
35 Three Point % 35
16-23 FT 12-14
70 Free Throw % 86
29 Rebounds 37
8 Offensive Rebounds 9
21 Defensive Rebounds 28
15 Assists 20
5 Steals 5
5 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 15
3 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
2 Fast Break Points 8
16 Points in Paint 28
14 Fouls 17
1 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Mohegan Sun Arena

Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 7,275 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 6 W9 0.8 24
Las Vegas 3 8 W2 0.71428573 20
Golden State 4 9 L2 0.6785714 19
Dallas 5 10 L1 0.64285713 18
Portland 12 17 L3 0.39285713 11
Phoenix 12.5 18 W3 0.37931034 11
Los Angeles 12.5 17 L6 0.37037036 10
Seattle 18 24 L7 0.2 6

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 10 W4 0.64285713 18
Atlanta 0.5 10 W4 0.6296296 17
Washington 2.5 12 W3 0.5555556 15
New York 2.5 13 L1 0.55172414 16
Toronto 8 18 L5 0.35714287 10
Chicago 8 18 W1 0.35714287 10
Connecticut 11.5 22 L4 0.2413793 7
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