NBA

Golden State Valkyries at Dallas Wings

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
Golden State Valkyries
5-6, 2-4 Away
Final
80 - 71

Dallas Wings
2-11, 1-5 Home

Bueckers and Ogunbowale combine for 39 points and Wings win their first home game against Valkyries

Bueckers' 20 points leads Wings to 2nd win of season

Dallas (2-11) snapped a seven-game losing streak with its first victory since beating Connecticut 109-87 on May 27.

Bueckers sank a jumper from the free-throw line with 4:06 left in the fourth quarter and Ogunbowale nailed a long 3-pointer on their next possession for a 75-70 lead.

Ogunbowale also tipped away a pass and raced the other way for a fast-break layup to cap the scoring with 14.8 seconds left.

Kaila Charles added 10 points and three steals for Dallas.

Monique Billings scored a season-high 18 points for Golden State (6-5). Kayla Thornton added 17 points, Laeticia Amihere had 14 and Tiffany Hayes 10.

Golden State was limited to just 16 points in the first quarter, the fewest the Wings have allowed in the opening frame this season.

Regular Season Series

GS wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 71 - 80
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 71 - 80
4th 4.1 Arike Ogunbowale defensive rebound 71 - 80
4th 9.1 Kayla Thornton misses 22-foot three point jumper 71 - 80
4th 14.1 Arike Ogunbowale makes two point shot 71 - 80

Statistics

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24-59 FG 29-74
41 Field Goal % 39
7-20 3PT 7-27
35 Three Point % 26
16-23 FT 15-19
70 Free Throw % 79
28 Rebounds 39
5 Offensive Rebounds 13
23 Defensive Rebounds 26
17 Assists 23
5 Steals 12
6 Blocks 6
16 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 3
17 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
6 Fast Break Points 14
30 Points in Paint 32
19 Fouls 20
3 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 6,061 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 11 W1 0.75 33
Golden State 1 12 W1 0.72727275 32
Las Vegas 2 13 W7 0.70454544 31
Dallas 6 17 W1 0.6136364 27
Portland 16 27 W1 0.38636363 17
Los Angeles 17 28 L2 0.36363637 16
Phoenix 17 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Seattle 25 36 L5 0.18181819 8
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