Dallas, TX
Lynx overwhelm Wings in the fourth quarter, improve to 9-0
Minnesota never stopped, outscoring the Wings 24-9 over the final 10 minutes.
In the end, defense made the difference. The Lynx held Dallas (1-9) to 29.2% shooting and scored 24 points off 17 Wings turnovers
The Wings stayed in the game thanks to 19 points from the line and 13 points on 13 offensive rebounds.
Dallas, playing without No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers (illness), got 26 points from Arike Ogunbowale and 15 from Maddy Siegrist.
The Lynx opened the game missing their first three shots, but then the team’s defense got going, big time. Over the first five minutes of the game, the Lynx held the Wings to 1-for-5 shooting, forcing five turnovers that resulted in 11 Lynx points in a 13-5 start.
That lead grew as big as 12 and was still at 10 after the quarter ended, with the Lynx holding Dallas to 5-for-13 shooting. McBride finished the quarter 3-for-5 on three-pointers and had 10 points, one of seven Lynx players who scored.