US EditionLeila Lacan Scores 22 and Connecticut Posts 101-95 Win over Wings, Playing without Bueckers
The Connecticut Sun secured their 10th win of the season and fourth road victory, overcoming a short-handed Dallas Wings who rallied late in the fourth quarter.
- On Wednesday night in Arlington, the Connecticut Sun defeated the Dallas Wings 101-95, with Marina Mabrey making two key free throws with 16.6 seconds remaining and James leading the Wings with 22 points.
- Down multiple players, the Dallas Wings began the game missing five players declared out by the Wings, including Paige Bueckers, Arike Ogunbowale, Ty Harris, JJ Quinerly and Li Yueru.
- Key contributors included Aneesah Morrow, forward, with a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds, Tina Charles, center, and Marina Mabrey, guard, each scoring 18 points, while reserve guard Saniya Rivers added 11 points off the bench.
- With the road win, the Connecticut Sun added their fourth road win of the season and improved to five wins in their last seven, while the Dallas Wings fell to a five-16 home record.
- In the fourth quarter Dallas mounted a comeback, cutting the margin to two, 97-95, but Myisha Hines-Allen missed a tying 3-pointer and Tina Charles rebounded, drew a foul, and made two free throws to ice the game.
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