NBA

Connecticut Sun at Dallas Wings

· Women's National Basketball Association
12-1, 5-0 Away
Final
67 - 85

3-9, 1-5 Home

Banham leads 5 in double figures with 16 points, Sun beat Wings 85-67

Alyssa Thomas gets 13 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists for the Sun

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

CONN 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

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30-67 FG 23-61
44.8 Field Goal % 37.7
6-18 3PT 1-16
33.3 Three Point % 6.3
19-22 FT 20-24
86.4 Free Throw % 83.3
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

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 5,977 · Capacity:

2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 8 L1 0.8 32
Connecticut 4 12 W1 0.7 28
Indiana 12 20 L1 0.5 20
Atlanta 17 25 W3 0.375 15
Washington 18 26 W1 0.35 14
Chicago 19 27 L5 0.325 13

2023-24 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 L1 0.75 30
Las Vegas 3 13 W5 0.675 27
Seattle 5 15 W1 0.625 25
Phoenix 11 21 L1 0.475 19
Dallas 21 31 L9 0.225 9
Los Angeles 22 32 W1 0.2 8
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