New York Liberty at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSabrina Ionescu records 11 of New York's season-high 33 assists in a 105-91 victory over the Wings
New York (30-6) became the second team in WNBA history, joining the 2023 Las Vegas Aces, to reach 30 wins in its first 36 games of a season. The Liberty hold a three-game lead over second-place Minnesota (27-9), which plays at New York on Sunday.
New York shot 55% from the field, including 16 of 29 from 3-point range. Ionescu made four 3-pointers and Stewart, Jonquel Jones and Leonie Fiebich each added three.
Stewart made all three of her 3-pointers in the first quarter to give her 15 points in the frame, while Dallas had just 18 points.
Fiebich sank New York’s eighth 3-pointer — on just 13 attempts — with 8:17 left in the second quarter for a 36-22 lead. Dallas, meanwhile, was 8 of 20 overall.
The Liberty ended the half with a 58-43 lead behind 19 points from Stewart.
Dallas cut its deficit to 72-64 with 5:14 left in the third but New York closed on a 15-5 run, with six points from Fiebich, to regain control at 87-69.
New York led by double figures the entire fourth quarter.
Jones scored 19 points and Fiebich added 16 off the bench for New York. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton had 10 points.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 23 points and Natasha Howard added 21 for Dallas (9-27). Teaira McCowan had 11 points and Maddy Siegrist scored 10 for her first double-digit game since June 17.
The teams play each other again on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 105 - 91 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 105 - 91 | |
4th 13.0 | Marquesha Davis defensive rebound | 105 - 91 | |
4th 16.1 | Jacy Sheldon misses 19-foot jumper | 105 - 91 | |
4th 25.2 | Ivana Dojkic makes 18-foot jumper (Nyara Sabally assists) | 105 - 91 |
Statistics
NY | DAL | |
---|---|---|
38-70 | FG | 34-72 |
54.3 | Field Goal % | 47.2 |
16-29 | 3PT | 6-24 |
55.2 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
13-14 | FT | 17-19 |
92.9 | Free Throw % | 89.5 |
30 | Rebounds | 28 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
25 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
33 | Assists | 24 |
5 | Steals | 3 |
3 | Blocks | 4 |
11 | Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
34 | Points in Paint | 44 |
20 | Fouls | 13 |
25 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 5,157 · 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 |
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