Dallas Wings at Los Angeles Sparks
· WNBA Commissioner's CupAnother Dearica Hamby double-double propels Sparks to 81-72 victory over Wings
Hamby has eight double-doubles in 10 games this season for the Sparks (3-7). She made 9 of 16 shots from the floor, 4 of 6 from the free-throw line, and added four assists.
Lexie Brown pitched in with 16 points — sinking 4 of 8 from 3-point range — and six assists for the Sparks. Cameron Brink had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 but hit just 10 of 28 shots for Dallas (3-6), which has lost four in a row. Maddy Siegrist made 9 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers, scoring 21. Monique Billings grabbed 12 rebounds to go with eight points.
Brown hit two 3-pointers and scored eight to lead Los Angeles to a 23-20 lead after one quarter.
Siegrist scored 15 on 7-for-9 shooting with a 3-pointer and Ogunbowale added 14 points to lead Dallas to a 44-38 advantage at halftime. The Sparks' reserves outscored their counterparts 24-0 in the first 20 minutes.
LA pulled within two points six times in the third quarter before Rickea Jackson had back-to-back baskets to even the score at 56 with 2:37 remaining. Sevgi Uzun sank a pullup 16-footer in the closing seconds and the Wings took a 63-61 lead into the final period.
Brown buried a 3-pointer with 7:42 left to play to put LA up 68-67. It was the Sparks' first lead since the 6:43 mark of the second quarter. The Sparks pushed their lead to seven, but the Wings battled back within 75-72 on a basket by Ogunbowale with 1:35 remaining. Brink and Brown answered with back-to-back baskets to help LA hold on.
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Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 72 - 81 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 72 - 81 | |
4th 11.0 | Sparks timeout | 72 - 81 | |
4th 11.0 | Lexie Brown defensive rebound | 72 - 81 | |
4th 14.1 | Monique Billings misses 19-foot jumper | 72 - 81 |
Statistics
DAL | LA | |
---|---|---|
29-73 | FG | 33-70 |
39.7 | Field Goal % | 47.1 |
2-17 | 3PT | 5-20 |
11.8 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
12-13 | FT | 10-15 |
92.3 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
35 | Rebounds | 36 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
14 | Assists | 23 |
7 | Steals | 9 |
5 | Blocks | 4 |
14 | Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
10 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
34 | Points in Paint | 52 |
16 | Fouls | 20 |
8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
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