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Dallas Wings hold off Minnesota Lynx 92-87
MINNEAPOLIS — Arike Ogunbowale scored 32 factors and the Dallas Wings noticed most of a 21-point halftime lead disappear earlier than holding off the Minnesota Lynx 92-87 on Thursday night time.
Ogunbowale hit 4 3-pointers and was 12-for-24 from the sphere for Dallas (11-13). She had 19 factors within the first half to assist the Wings take a 48-27 lead into intermission.
Minnesota (9-16) stormed again within the third quarter behind reserve Rachel Banham and Sylvia Fowles.
Banham sank 2 of three free throws after a flagrant 1 foul on Dallas’ Tyasha Harris, then hit a layup and two extra foul pictures to chop the deficit to 58-53. Fowles — who completed with 17 rebounds — scored 10 of her 20 factors within the interval and the Lynx closed inside 62-57 by quarter’s finish.
Banham scored 16 of her 24 factors within the ultimate 4:30 of the fourth quarter, twice getting Minnesota inside three factors, however Allisha Grey, who scored 17, and Ogunbowale each hit two free throws within the ultimate 17.6 seconds to protect the win.