FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Dallas Wings
vs Minnesota Lynx
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 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 76 |
| MIN | 30 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 100 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Minnesota Lynx finished ahead of Dallas Wings, 100-76, a 24-point margin. The first-half totals were 38 for Dallas Wings and 58 for Minnesota Lynx; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 38 and 42. The combined final of 176 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: DAL 18-MIN 30, 18-30 cumulative; 2Q: DAL 20-MIN 28, 38-58 cumulative; 3Q: DAL 22-MIN 17, 60-75 cumulative; 4Q: DAL 16-MIN 25, 76-100 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Dallas Wings's highest-scoring period was 22 points, while Minnesota Lynx's high was 30; the final separation was 24 points.
The first-half margin was 20 points, compared with 4 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 38% from the field, 29% from three and 100% at the line; Minnesota Lynx posted 54%, 50% and 94%. Rebounds finished 31-41, assists 19-21 and turnovers 12-12. The same team box reports a 26-46 split in paint points and 8-6 in offensive rebounds.
Paige Bueckers led Dallas Wings with 23 points. Jessica Shepard supplied a team-high 9 rebounds, while Arike Ogunbowale led with 6 assists. For Minnesota Lynx, the corresponding leaders were Olivia Miles with 24 points, Courtney Williams with 8 rebounds and Olivia Miles with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from DAL and 9 from MIN. 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. Minnesota Lynx are 24-6, No. 1 overall and No. 1 in the West, 0 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +102 and +282.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Dallas Wings stood at 7-4 across 11 games and Minnesota Lynx at 10-2 across 12. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 5-0. Scoring in those short windows was 445-415 for the away team and 465-363 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Dallas Wings recorded 0 wins and Minnesota Lynx 2; aggregate scoring was 162-190. The teams are separated by 5 places in the overall order and by 6 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 | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 38 | 54 |
| 3P% | 29 | 50 |
| FT% | 100 | 94 |
| Rebounds | 31 | 41 |
| Assists | 19 | 21 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 12 |
| Paint points | 26 | 46 |
Dallas Wings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Bueckers * | 30 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 9-16 | -16 |
| Azzi Fudd * | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | -15 |
| Jessica Shepard * | 29 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6-10 | -26 |
| Arike Ogunbowale * | 28 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4-8 | -21 |
| Maddy Siegrist * | 22 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2-6 | -13 |
| Aziaha James | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4-13 | -12 |
| Alysha Clark | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | -3 |
| JJ Quinerly | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | -4 |
| Alanna Smith | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | -4 |
| Li Yueru | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Costanza Verona | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Awak Kuier | RIGHT WRIST INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Odyssey Sims | LEFT ANKLE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Williams * | 31 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 8-14 | 21 |
| Olivia Miles * | 31 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 7-10 | 18 |
| Kayla McBride * | 30 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 7-10 | 13 |
| Natasha Howard * | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8-10 | 21 |
| Nia Coffey * | 25 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3-10 | 10 |
| Anastasiia Olairi Kosu | 20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3-10 | 13 |
| Maya Caldwell | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 8 |
| Antonia Delaere | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 12 |
| Teaira McCowan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Napheesa Collier | LEFT ANKLE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Dorka Juhasz | RIGHT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Emma Cechova | RIGHT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |