Minnesota Lynx at Dallas Wings
· WNBA Commissioner's CupMabrey, Ogunbowale power Dallas past Minnesota 94-78
Dallas (4-2) trailed 45-43 at halftime, but Kayla Thornton made a 3-pointer with 8:22 left in the third quarter to put the Wings up 51-49 and they never trailed again. The Wings outscored the Lynx 36-19 in the third period.
Thornton finished with 12 points to help Dallas grab its first home win after an 0-2 start. Satou Sabally had 11 points and five rebounds off the bench before fouling out.
Jessica Shepard, Sylvia Fowles and Kayla McBride all had 14 points to pace Minnesota (1-6). Moriah Jefferson and Aerial Powers scored 12 apiece as all five starters reached double figures. The Lynx bench was outscored 27-12 by the Dallas reserves.
Regular Season Series
DAL wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 94 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 94 |
| 4th 13.5 |  |
Awak Kuier defensive rebound | 78 - 94 |
| 4th 16.0 |  |
Rachel Banham misses driving floating jump shot | 78 - 94 |
| 4th 35.5 | |
Charli Collier turnover | 78 - 94 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-61 | FG | 34-73 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-11 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 19-24 | FT | 17-20 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fouls | 26 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 3,813 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
+0.5 | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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