NBA

Dallas Wings at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
18-14, 8-8 Away
Final
84 - 97

15-17, 10-6 Home

Arike Ogunbowale, Teaira McCowan lead balanced Dallas Wings past Washington Mystics 97-84

Washington Mystics vs. Dallas Wings - Condensed Game

The Wings had six players in double figures. Natasha Howard scored 15 points, Crystal Dangerfield 14, Maddy Siegrist 11 and Kalani Brown 10. Satou Sabally added nine points and 10 assists.

Brown made a pair of free throws for Dallas early in the fourth quarter, then the Wings went the next 5:06 without a point, seeing their lead that was once 20 points cut to 13. Ogunbowale hit a pair of free throws and Veronica Burton added a 3-pointer to get Dallas moving again. Natasha Cloud and Tianna Hawkins hit 3-pointers for Washington near the 3-minute mark, but Dallas maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

Cloud scored 22 points for Washington, Brittney Sykes added 16 and Ariel Atkins finished with 13.

After trailing 56-46 at halftime, Washington got as close as 65-61 before Dallas scored the next 11 points, with McCowan scoring six points in the run. The Wings went on to lead by 20 heading into the fourth.

Dallas led for nearly all of the first half and a 12-4 run in which Siegrist scored the first five points and Dangerfield hit the last five to give the Wings a 45-32 lead midway through the second quarter.

Later in the half, Dallas led by 16 before Atkins hit a 3-pointer to start a 10-4 Mystics run to close out the half, leaving the Wings with a 10-point lead.

For Atkins, it was her second game after being sidelined with an ankle sprain since early July. Elena Delle Donne, who saw limited action on Friday after also missing several weeks with an ankle sprain, did not play on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

DAL wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 97 - 84
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 97 - 84
4th 16.0 Kalani Brown personal foul 97 - 84
4th 16.0 Crystal Dangerfield bad pass (Brittney Sykes steals) 97 - 84
4th 25.1 Veronica Burton defensive rebound 97 - 84

Statistics

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34-69 FG 30-71
49 Field Goal % 42
9-21 3PT 12-29
43 Three Point % 41
20-23 FT 12-17
87 Free Throw % 71
40 Rebounds 31
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
32 Defensive Rebounds 24
23 Assists 21
11 Steals 12
1 Blocks 1
18 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
4 Fast Break Points 7
44 Points in Paint 26
16 Fouls 16
20 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

CareFirst Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · 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

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W6 0.6818182 30
New York 3 17 W3 0.6136364 27
Indiana 6 20 W3 0.54545456 24
Washington 14 28 L10 0.36363637 16
Connecticut 19 33 L2 0.25 11
Chicago 20 34 L4 0.22727273 10
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