Dallas Wings at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationPaige Bueckers scores 21 points in return to Connecticut as Wings beat Sun 86-83
NaLyssa Smith scored 12 points and Li Yueru added 11 points and nine rebounds, both season highs, for the Wings.
The game featured 12 lead changes and 10 ties, the last of which came when the Sun's Aneesah Morrow scored in the lane to make it 62-62 with 1:18 left in the third quarter. James answered 26 seconds later with a floater that gave Dallas the lead for good.
Morrow made a driving layup that trimmed Connecticut's deficit to 76-73 with three minutes to play, but Arike Ogunbowale hit a 3-pointer and then made two free throws before DiJonai Carrington made a layup with 45.8 seconds left that gave the Wings a 83-76 lead.
The Wings shot just 36% (11 of 31) in the second half but made 21 of 26 (81%) from the free-throw line, where Connecticut made 12 of 15.
The Sun (2-11) have lost five straight.
Dallas (3-11), which won its first home game of the season and snapped a seven-game skid Tuesday with an 80-71 victory over Golden State, won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
The Wings beat Connecticut 109-87 on May 27, the Wings' first win of the season.
Regular Season Series
DAL wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 86 - 83 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 86 - 83 |
| 4th 9.1 |  |
Saniya Rivers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marina Mabrey assists) | 86 - 83 |
| 4th 16.1 |  |
Paige Bueckers makes free throw 2 of 2 | 86 - 80 |
| 4th 16.1 | |
Wings offensive team rebound | 85 - 80 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-67 | FG | 27-64 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 24-30 | FT | 23-28 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 26 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 8,910 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 4 | W2 | 0.7894737 | 15 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 5 | W2 | 0.7368421 | 14 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 7 | W3 | 0.65 | 13 |
 Dallas |
4 | 8 | L2 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
6.5 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
 Portland |
7.5 | 12 | L3 | 0.4 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
8.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.35 | 7 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 15 | W2 | 0.25 | 5 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 7 | L3 | 0.6315789 | 12 |
 New York |
0.5 | 8 | L2 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Indiana |
1 | 8 | W1 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.5 | 9 |
 Toronto |
3 | 10 | L1 | 0.47368422 | 9 |
 Chicago |
6 | 13 | L1 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
 Connecticut |
8 | 15 | W2 | 0.21052632 | 4 |
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