NBA

Atlanta Dream at Dallas Wings

· Women's National Basketball Association
7-12, 4-5 Away
Final
85 - 82

5-16, 3-6 Home

Ogunbowale scores 19, Sheldon adds 17 including 5 3s to help Wings beat Dream 85-82

Arike Ogunbowale makes a great defensive play for the steal

The Wings (5-16) snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in their last 16.

The Dream (7-12) shot 56% (34 of 61) from the field but committed a season-high 28 turnovers — including 16 Dallas steals — which the Wings converted into 38 points.

Ogunbowale converted a three-point play and Teaira McCowan made two free throws before a turnover — Atlanta’s season-high 23rd of the game — led to a basket inside by McCowan that gave the Wings a 74-71 lead with 3:10 remaining. Cheyenne Parker-Tyus answered with a bucket in the lane before Odyssey Sims made a high-arcing 3 late in the shot clock to give the Wings a 77-73 lead with 2 minutes to go.

Allisha Gray was fouled as she hit a 3-pointer on the other end but missed the and-1 free throw and Sims took a steal for a layup that made it 79-76 a minute later. Natasha Howard followed with a jumper and after Parker-Tyus made a short jumper that cut the deficit to three with 28.1 seconds left, Ogunbowale made 4 of 6 free throws down the stretch to seal it.

McCowan scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Dallas, Sims added 14 points and seven assists and Natasha Howard scored 10.

Gray led the Dream with 19 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Haley Jones added a season-high 16 points, Tina Charles added 12 and Maya Caldwell finished with a season-high 11. Charles passed Tamika Catchings (7,380) to move into third on the WNBA's career-scoring list with 7,383 points.

The Wings, who trailed 61-60 going into the fourth quarter, went into the game 0-13 this season when trailing after three quarters.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 82 - 85
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 82 - 85
4th 1.1 Haley Jones makes driving layup 82 - 85
4th 6.0 Tina Charles defensive rebound 80 - 85
4th 8.1 Arike Ogunbowale misses free throw 2 of 2 80 - 85

Statistics

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34-61 FG 31-69
55.7 Field Goal % 44.9
2-6 3PT 7-21
33.3 Three Point % 33.3
12-18 FT 16-22
66.7 Free Throw % 72.7
30 Rebounds 27
6 Offensive Rebounds 7
24 Defensive Rebounds 20
23 Assists 21
8 Steals 16
6 Blocks 5
28 Turnovers 18
1 Team Turnovers 1
29 Total Turnovers 19
1 Technical Fouls 2
1 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
38 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
12 Fast Break Points 11
56 Points in Paint 38
21 Fouls 16
4 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 5,872 · 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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