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Wings Use 20-2 Run to Close Third Quarter, Romp Past Sun 83-63
Arike Ogunbowale, Jessica Shepard and Azzi Fudd led Dallas, which improved to 9-5 at home and kept Connecticut in a five-game skid.
On Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, The Dallas Wings defeated The Connecticut Sun 83-63 at the College Park Center in Arlington, dominating at home.
Without leading scorer Brittney Griner, who missed 14 games with a left knee injury, the Sun have lost five consecutive contests and hold a 1-13 record.
Led by Arike Ogunbowale, Jessica Shepard, and Azzi Fudd, Dallas shot 48% from the field. The Wings used a 20-2 third-quarter run to outscore the Sun 46-24 in the paint.
Securing the fourth-best record in the Western Conference at 19-11, the Wings ended a two-game skid. The Sun remain unlikely to make the postseason ahead of their relocation to Houston.
Wednesday's matchup features the Wings visiting the Washington Mystics to avenge a recent loss. Meanwhile, the Sun return home to host Phoenix on Friday, concluding a difficult six-game road trip.
WNBA – After having conceded two short setbacks against Atlanta and Washington, Dallas returned to victory and the way by imposing 83-63 against Connecticut. There was no miracle for the Sun of Rachid Méziane, still deprived of Brittney Griner, who suffered the law of the Wings on their parquet. Dallas hardly had to force his talent, like the discreet match of Paige Bueckers (6 points, 4 assists), to impose quite broadly, notably after a third o…