Los Angeles Sparks at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball Association97 - 77
Jessica Shepard has 5th triple-double and the Wings beat the Sparks 97-77 for 5th straight win
Both teams were returning from the break for the FIBA World Cup in Germany, where Bueckers helped lead the United States to the title.
Dallas (25-16) tied the franchise record for wins in a season set by the 2003 WNBA champion Detroit Shock (25-9). The Wings have three games remaining in the regular season.
Shepard has the third-most triple-doubles in a season in WNBA history, trailing Alyssa Thomas' six in the 2023 and eight in 2025.
Maddy Siegrist added 12 points and Arike Ogunbowale had 11 for Dallas. Kitija Laksa and Aziaha James each scored 10 off the bench. Odyssey Sims did not play in the fourth quarter after injuring her right knee late in the third.
Nneka Ogwumike scored 18 points to lead Los Angeles (12-26). Dearica Hamby added 14 points and Rae Burrell had 12.
Dallas pulled away by going on a 12-0 run spanning the third-quarter break for a 74-58 lead. The Wings finished with a 46-27 edge in rebounds.
Wings: Host Phoenix on Saturday.
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Regular Season Series
DAL wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 97 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 97 |
| 4th 2.8 |  |
Tonie Morgan makes free throw 2 of 2 | 77 - 97 |
| 4th 2.8 | |
Tonie Morgan makes free throw 1 of 2 | 76 - 97 |
| 4th 2.8 |  |
Kitija Laksa shooting foul | 75 - 97 |
Statistics
 LA |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-78 | FG | 38-75 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-25 | 3PT | 10-30 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 12-19 | FT | 11-14 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 25 |
| 12 | Lead Changes | 12 |
| 20 | Percent Led | 67 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 6,251 · 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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