Los Angeles Sparks at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationOgunbowale, Wings keep LA from playoffs 87-84, Liberty in
With Los Angeles and Washington losing on the final day, idle New York (12-20) got into the postseason by holding the Liberty holding the three-way tiebreaker. New York will play a first-round, single-elimination game at Phoenix on Thursday.
The Wings (14-18) were locked into the seventh seed and play at No. 6 Chicago on Thursday.
The Wings led 44-41 at the half and stretched the lead to 13 early in the fourth quarter before the Sparks responded with nine straight points. Twice Ogunbowale knocked down 3-pointers to restore the lead to seven. The teams traded scores but Allisha Gray missed two free throws — Dallas was 17 of 17 before that — with 7.4 seconds left, giving L.A. one last chance.
The Sparks were 13 of 26 from 3-point range until Erica Wheeler, who scored 22 points, missed a final, tying attempt in the closing seconds.
Marina Mabrey scored 16 points for the Wings. Dallas also got a boost from Isabelle Harrison, who missed the previous four games because of virus protocol. She scored 14 points.
Nneka Ogwumike kept Los Angeles in the game, hitting two of her season-high four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scoring 18 points with 10 rebounds. Te'a Cooper led the Sparks with 24 points.
Regular Season Series
DAL wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 87 |
| 4th 0.2 |  |
Satou Sabally defensive rebound | 84 - 87 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Erica Wheeler misses 26-foot three point jumper | 84 - 87 |
| 4th 6.9 | |
Los Angeles 20 Sec. timeout | 84 - 87 |
Statistics
 LA |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-61 | FG | 30-60 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 13-27 | 3PT | 10-22 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 9-12 | FT | 17-19 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 3,604 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Phoenix |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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