Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationArike Ogunbowale scores 35 points, lead Wings to 90-77 victory over Mercury, Griner
Ogunbowale sank 12 of 21 shots with five 3-pointers and five assists for the Wings (5-3), who improved to 4-0 at home this season. Sabally, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 draft, finished with 17 points and 16 rebounds for her fourth straight double-double and fifth of the season. Natasha Howard pitched in with 22 points and seven boards.
Brittney Griner had 18 points to pace the Mercury (1-5), who fell to 0-3 on the road. Sug Sutton scored 16 with nine assists. Diana Taurasi added 12 points and five assists.
Michaela Onyenwere and Griner combined to score 13 points and the Mercury led 21-17 after the first quarter. Ogunbowale scored seven in the opening period to keep Dallas close.
Dallas grabbed its first lead, 40-38, since early in the first quarter on a basket by Howard with 1:39 remaining before halftime. Griner had a layup that tied the game at 42, but she was whistled for a technical foul. Sabally hit the free throw and Kalani Brown followed with a jumper to put the Wings up 45-42 at intermission.
Sabally scored eight straight on a three-point play, a basket and a 3-pointer to push the Dallas lead to nine early in the third quarter. Howard followed with back-to-back buckets, capping a 14-0 run that gave the Wings a 66-53 lead with 1:38 left in the third. Phoenix trailed by at least eight points the rest of the way.
Dallas also beat the visiting Mercury 84-79 on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
DAL wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 90 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 90 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Sug Sutton makes free throw 2 of 2 | 77 - 90 |
| 4th 1.0 | |
Sug Sutton makes free throw 1 of 2 | 76 - 90 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Jasmine Dickey personal foul | 75 - 90 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-68 | FG | 32-82 |
| 44.1 | Field Goal % | 39.0 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 8-29 |
| 20.0 | Three Point % | 27.6 |
| 13-17 | FT | 18-19 |
| 76.5 | Free Throw % | 94.7 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 6,251 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Seattle |
0.5 | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
0.5 | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Dallas |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Golden State |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
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