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08/02 20:21 CDT Wings use 20-2 run to close third quarter, romp past Sun 83-63
Wings use 20-2 run to close third quarter, romp past Sun 83-63
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) --- Jessica Shepard and Arike Ogunbowale scored 15 points
each and the Dallas Wings used a big run in the third quarter to cruise to an
83-63 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday night.
After a slow start to the third quarter, when the Wings had more misses and
turnovers than points, they followed a timeout with a 20-2 run to close the
quarter and turn a nine-point lead into a 72-45 lead.
The Sun went 3 of 15 from the field and scored just eight points.
Azzi Fudd added 12 points for the Wings (19-11), who ended a two-game skid.
Paige Bueckers scored just six points, the fewest in her two-year career. With
reserves playing the fourth quarter Dallas still finished at 48% shooting,
making 7 of 18 3-pointers. Fudd was 4 of 5 on 3s and Ogunbowale made 7 of 9
shots with five assists.
Diamond Miller led the Sun (7-23) with a season-high 22 points. Kennedy Burke
added 14.
Connecticut finished a six-game road trip with five losses. They were without
leading scorer Brittney Griner, who missed her fourth straight game with a left
knee issue and has missed 14 games overall. The Sun are 1-13 without Griner.
Another top scorer, Aneesah Morrow, was traded to Toronto on Friday.
Without Griner, the Sun were outscored 46-24 in the paint. They shot 9 of 23
(39%) from 3-point range and 14 of 44 (32%) inside the arc.
Dallas led 48-37 at the half.
Three bus loads of fans from Houston attended the game. The Sun will relocate
to Houston next season.
Up next
Sun: Home against Phoenix on Friday.
Fire: At Washington on Wednesday.
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