Los Angeles Sparks at Dallas Wings
· WNBA Commissioner's CupLos Angeles beats Dallas 79-61 behind Hamby, Ogwumike
Hamby scored 14 of her points in the third quarter to extend the Los Angeles lead to 61-51 entering the fourth. The Sparks held Dallas to 10 fourth-quarter points.
Ogwumike reached 20-plus points for the fifth time in her last six games. Ogwumike also had two steals to pass Lindsay Whalen for 16th on the WNBA’s career list with 501.
Jordin Canada added 15 points and six assists for Los Angeles (5-4). The Sparks shot 52% from the field, while Dallas went 25 for 69 (36%) with 17 turnovers.
Kalani Brown set career-highs with 21 points and 11 rebounds for Dallas (5-5), which lost its first home game of the season. Satou Sabally secured her seventh straight double-double — to set a franchise record — with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Arike Ogunbowale added 13 points on 5-of-16 shooting.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 79 - 61 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 79 - 61 |
| 4th 15.0 |  |
Dearica Hamby vs. Maddy Siegrist (Zia Cooke gains possession) | 79 - 61 |
| 4th 18.2 | |
Dearica Hamby defensive rebound | 79 - 61 |
| 4th 21.0 |  |
Maddy Siegrist misses layup | 79 - 61 |
Statistics
 LA |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-62 | FG | 25-69 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 6-14 | 3PT | 4-21 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 9-16 | FT | 7-7 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 5,807 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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