Minnesota Lynx at Dallas Wings
· WNBA Commissioner's CupWings beat Lynx 94-89 behind three 20-point scorers
Dallas guard Arike Ogunbowale hustled to deny a fast-break layup and Veronica Burton made 1 of 2 free throws at the other end for a 90-84 lead with 32.8 left. Ogunbowale added two free throws at 19.1 left for a six-point lead.
Ogunbowale finished with 21 points for Dallas (3-1). Kalani Brown, who signed a contract earlier on Tuesday, scored 12 points and Burton had a season-high nine assists. Crystal Dangerfield scored all nine of her points in the fourth quarter and Sabally recorded her seventh career double-double.
Dallas led 52-46 at halftime behind Howard's 20 points, Sabally's 17 and Ogunbowale's 12. The rest of the Wings combined for three points in the half on 0-for-8 shooting
Kayla McBride, who missed the past two games due to personal reasons, scored 18 points for Minnesota (0-5), which has lost its first five games for the first time since 2007. Napheesa Collier and Tiffany Mitchell each added 17 points to conclude a three-game road swing. Jessica Shepard made her first six shots and finished with 15 points.
McBride passed Lauren Jackson for 19th on the WNBA all-time 3-pointers list.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 89 - 94 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 89 - 94 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Natasha Howard defensive rebound | 89 - 94 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
Rachel Banham misses 34-foot three point jumper | 89 - 94 |
| 4th 7.0 | |
Arike Ogunbowale makes free throw 2 of 2 | 89 - 94 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-68 | FG | 33-75 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 14-17 | FT | 20-22 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 3,484 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 1 | W4 | 0.8 | 4 |
 Golden State |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Dallas |
1 | 2 | W2 | 0.6 | 3 |
 Minnesota |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.5 | 2 |
 Phoenix |
2 | 3 | L1 | 0.4 | 2 |
 Portland |
2 | 3 | L1 | 0.4 | 2 |
 Los Angeles |
2.5 | 3 | L1 | 0.25 | 1 |
 Seattle |
3 | 4 | L3 | 0.2 | 1 |
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