Connecticut Sun at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBanham leads 5 in double figures with 16 points, Sun beat Wings 85-67
Dijonai Carrington scored 14 points, Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and Brionna Jones scored 12 for Connecticut (12-1). Tyasha Harris added 10 points.
The Sun jumped to a 10-0 lead and never trailed. The Wings went nearly 4 1/2 minutes without a field goal to close the third quarter as the Sun stretched their lead to 22 points going into the fourth.
Teaira McCowan had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Maddy Siegrist also scored 16 for the Wings (3-9). Arike Ogunbowale finished with 11 points on 2-of-15 shooting.
Dallas made 1 of 16 (6.3%) from 3-point range.
The Wings, who have been without injured forward Satou Sabally all season and Natasha Howard for all but the opening game, have lost seven games in a row.
Regular Season Series
CON wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 85 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Astou Ndour-Fall defensive rebound | 85 - 67 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Kalani Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper | 85 - 67 |
| 4th 19.1 | |
Veronica Burton makes driving layup | 85 - 67 |
Statistics
 CON |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-67 | FG | 23-61 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 1-16 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 6 |
| 19-22 | FT | 20-24 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 5,977 · Capacity:
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 |
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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