NBA

Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever

· Women's National Basketball Association
20-16, 10-9 Away
Final
100 - 110

11-25, 5-13 Home

Sabally hits 7 3s, scores 40 points and Wings clinch playoff spot with 110-100 win over Fever

Indiana Fever vs. Dallas Wings - Game Highlights

Sabally, who missed the last two games with an ankle injury, shot 13 for 19, including a career-high seven 3-pointers on 10 attempts.

Arike Ogunbowale added 25 points and set the franchise single-season scoring record with 757 points. Behind Sabally and Ogunbowale, who was 4 of 5 behind the arc, the Wings (20-16) made 14 of 24 3-pointers and shot 51% overall.

Aliyah Boston had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the Fever (11-25), who had their three-game losing streak snapped and were officially eliminated from the playoffs. Kelsey Smith added 25 points and Nalyssa Smith had 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Boston is just the fifth rookie in league history with a game of at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. The others are Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker, Breanna Stewart and A'ja Wilson.

In the 800th game in franchise history, Indiana for the first time scored 100 points with the bench scoring less than five.

Ogunbowale had four 3s and 18 points in the first half as the Wings opened a 54-46 lead.

After a high-scoring third quarter in which Sabally scored 13 points, Dallas took an 80-77 lead into the fourth quarter. Sabally opened the fourth quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers and she went on to score 15, all on 3s.

The teams play again Sunday in Dallas.

Regular Season Series

DAL wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 110 - 100
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 110 - 100
4th 2.0 shot clock turnover 110 - 100
4th 3.0 Wings offensive team rebound 110 - 100
4th 3.1 Erica Wheeler blocks Veronica Burton's driving floating jump shot 110 - 100

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/ind.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originIND
40-79 FG 35-71
51 Field Goal % 49
14-24 3PT 10-23
58 Three Point % 43
16-18 FT 20-23
89 Free Throw % 87
35 Rebounds 29
14 Offensive Rebounds 12
21 Defensive Rebounds 17
25 Assists 27
7 Steals 4
4 Blocks 5
10 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
12 Fast Break Points 4
34 Points in Paint 32
19 Fouls 15
15 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 3,137 · 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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