FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Dallas Wings
vs Connecticut Sun
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 16 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 86 |
| CON | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 83 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Dallas Wings finished ahead of Connecticut Sun, 86-83, a 3-point margin. The first-half totals were 35 for Dallas Wings and 43 for Connecticut Sun; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 51 and 40. The combined final of 169 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: DAL 16-CON 22, 16-22 cumulative; 2Q: DAL 19-CON 21, 35-43 cumulative; 3Q: DAL 20-CON 19, 55-62 cumulative; 4Q: DAL 31-CON 21, 86-83 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Dallas Wings's highest-scoring period was 31 points, while Connecticut Sun's high was 22; the final separation was 3 points.
The first-half margin was 8 points, compared with 11 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 49% from the field, 35% from three and 69% at the line; Connecticut Sun posted 45%, 33% and 63%. Rebounds finished 31-34, assists 18-16 and turnovers 14-14. The same team box reports a 38-42 split in paint points and 5-11 in offensive rebounds.
Paige Bueckers led Dallas Wings with 25 points. Paige Bueckers supplied a team-high 7 rebounds, while Paige Bueckers led with 7 assists. For Connecticut Sun, the corresponding leaders were Leila Lacan with 18 points, Brittney Griner with 11 rebounds and Leila Lacan with 5 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from DAL and 9 from CON. 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. Connecticut Sun are 7-22, No. 14 overall and No. 7 in the East, 12 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +102 and -205.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Dallas Wings stood at 12-8 across 20 games and Connecticut Sun at 4-16 across 20. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 452-469 for the away team and 421-395 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 Connecticut Sun 0; aggregate scoring was 86-83. The teams are separated by 8 places in the overall order and by 11 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 | CON |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 49 | 45 |
| 3P% | 35 | 33 |
| FT% | 69 | 63 |
| Rebounds | 31 | 34 |
| Assists | 18 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 14 |
| Paint points | 38 | 42 |
Dallas Wings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Bueckers * | 37 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 9-14 | 11 |
| Azzi Fudd * | 32 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2-7 | 3 |
| Jessica Shepard * | 30 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6-10 | 13 |
| Arike Ogunbowale * | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 1 |
| Awak Kuier * | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | -8 |
| Alanna Smith | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4-6 | 1 |
| Maddy Siegrist | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | -9 |
| Odyssey Sims | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1-4 | 3 |
| Aziaha James | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | -5 |
| Li Yueru | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 9 |
| Sug Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -4 |
| Alysha Clark | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Haley Jones | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Costanza Verona | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Connecticut Sun
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leila Lacan * | 32 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5-14 | -6 |
| Brittney Griner * | 30 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5-12 | -2 |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker * | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 1 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa * | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4-6 | 0 |
| Diamond Miller * | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1-6 | 4 |
| Kennedy Burke | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | -4 |
| Aaliyah Edwards | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4-7 | -7 |
| Saniya Rivers | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | -4 |
| Aneesah Morrow | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Raegan Beers | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Nell Angloma | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Hailey Van Lith | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Gianna Kneepkens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ashlon Jackson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |