FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Dallas Wings
vs Los Angeles Sparks
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
Schedule note: WNBA Commissioner's Cup
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 24 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 104 |
| LA | 28 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 96 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Dallas Wings finished ahead of Los Angeles Sparks, 104-96, a 8-point margin. The first-half totals were 54 for Dallas Wings and 55 for Los Angeles Sparks; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 50 and 41. The combined final of 200 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: DAL 24-LA 28, 24-28 cumulative; 2Q: DAL 30-LA 27, 54-55 cumulative; 3Q: DAL 23-LA 23, 77-78 cumulative; 4Q: DAL 27-LA 18, 104-96 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Dallas Wings's highest-scoring period was 30 points, while Los Angeles Sparks's high was 28; the final separation was 8 points.
The first-half margin was 1 points, compared with 9 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Dallas Wings recorded 53% from the field, 40% from three and 67% at the line; Los Angeles Sparks posted 54%, 32% and 71%. Rebounds finished 33-30, assists 30-25 and turnovers 12-17. The same team box reports a 48-52 split in paint points and 13-8 in offensive rebounds.
Arike Ogunbowale led Dallas Wings with 30 points. Jessica Shepard supplied a team-high 15 rebounds, while Paige Bueckers led with 14 assists. For Los Angeles Sparks, the corresponding leaders were Kelsey Plum with 27 points, Nneka Ogwumike with 10 rebounds and Kelsey Plum with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from DAL and 9 from LA. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Dallas Wings are 18-11, No. 6 overall and No. 4 in the West, 5.5 games behind the conference leader. Los Angeles Sparks are 10-17, No. 11 overall and No. 6 in the West, 12.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +102 and -136.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Dallas Wings stood at 7-3 across 10 games and Los Angeles Sparks at 4-6 across 10. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 438-401 for the away team and 439-449 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Dallas Wings recorded 1 wins and Los Angeles Sparks 0; aggregate scoring was 104-96. The teams are separated by 5 places in the overall order and by 8 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | DAL | LA |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 53 | 54 |
| 3P% | 40 | 32 |
| FT% | 67 | 71 |
| Rebounds | 33 | 30 |
| Assists | 30 | 25 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 17 |
| Paint points | 48 | 52 |
Dallas Wings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Shepard * | 38 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 9-13 | 10 |
| Paige Bueckers * | 36 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 7-14 | 5 |
| Azzi Fudd * | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 5 |
| Arike Ogunbowale * | 34 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 10-21 | 6 |
| Maddy Siegrist * | 24 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 7-10 | 10 |
| Alanna Smith | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | -2 |
| Aziaha James | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 5 |
| Odyssey Sims | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Alysha Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| JJ Quinerly | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 35 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6-8 | -8 |
| Erica Wheeler * | 33 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2-8 | -8 |
| Kelsey Plum * | 33 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 10-16 | -7 |
| Dearica Hamby * | 30 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6-8 | -4 |
| Ariel Atkins * | 28 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6-12 | -1 |
| Rae Burrell | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1-5 | -2 |
| Cameron Brink | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3-7 | -4 |
| Chance Gray | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Kate Martin | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Emma Cannon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sania Feagin | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Jihyun Park | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ta'Niya Latson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |