Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points to lead the Dallas Wings to an 87-63 comeback victory over the host Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.
Paige Bueckers recorded 14 points and six assists to help the Wings (7-17) halt a four-game losing streak. Luisa Geiselsoder added 13 points for Dallas, which outscored the Storm 32-15 in the third quarter and 53-27 in the second half.
Nneka Ogwumike scored 22 points but collected only two rebounds for the Storm (14-10). Gabby Williams added 14 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals, and Ezi Magbegor recorded 12 points and nine boards.
Seattle star Skylar Diggins missed the game due to personal reasons. Diggins had a game-record 15 assists while posting the first triple-double in WNBA All-Star Game history on Saturday.
Dallas shot 45.1 percent from the field, including 10 of 23 from 3-point range, while improving to 3-10 on the road. The Wings held a 48-34 advantage on the boards while registering their largest winning margin of the season.
Seattle made just 30.7 percent of its attempts and was a lowly 4-of-21 from behind the arc while falling to the Wings for the first time in three meetings this season.
Dallas trailed by 10 late in the first half before rattling off 17 consecutive points.
The run began with eight points to conclude the first half, including Ogunbowale’s half-ending, high-arching 3-pointer.
Bueckers made two free throws to open the third quarter and tie the contest before JJ Quinerly’s layup gave the Wings their first lead of the game at 38-36.
Ogunbowale followed with a 3-pointer and an 18-footer to end the burst and give Dallas a 43-36 advantage with 8:44 left in the quarter.
The Notre Dame product drained another trey to make it 48-38 with 7:13 remaining in the period and knocked down her fourth and final 3-pointer of the night to make it 53-42 with 5:39 left.
Quinerly’s three-point play pushed the Dallas lead to 14 with five minutes left.
Dallas later scored seven of the final nine points of the third period to hold a 66-51 advantage.
Bueckers drained a trey early in the final quarter to make it 71-53 and Li Yueru buried a 3-pointer to provide the visitors with a 77-58 lead and 4:46 remaining.
The Storm were up 36-26 after Magbegor’s layup with 1:33 left in the first half before their collapse began.
–Field Level Media
