The backcourt duo of rookie Paige Bueckers and veteran Arike Ogunbowale combined for 40 points as the Wings shot 46% from the floor and soared to a 27-point halftime lead. With the win, Dallas is one victory away from matching its total from 2024, when the team finished 9-31.

Arike Ogunbowale tied the Dallas Wings’ franchise record with 14 assists and scored a team-high 20 points in the win over the New York Liberty.

Paige Bueckers showed once again why the Dallas Wings' future is bright with a 92-82 win over the New York Liberty on Monday evening.

The Wings led 31-19 after the first quarter and extended their lead to 63-36 at halftime, when Ogunbowale became the first player in WNBA history to have at least 15 points and 10 assists in one half.

The Dallas Wings pulled off a surprise win Monday night, taking down the defending WNBA champions, the New York Liberty, 92–82. Leading the way was Arike Ogunbowale, who delivered a career-defining performance that rewrote the franchise record books.

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Paige Bueckers is expected to return to Dallas starting lineup after rest day, while New York looks to bounce back from a narrow loss to Sparks without Breanna Stewart.

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Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers has admitted that she is desperate to partner with a real estate company so that she doesn’t have to “pay for a house.”

Clearly, the Liberty are the better team this season. Being able to pull off such an upset is great for the mood in Dallas and gives a preview of what could come in the future. With Bueckers and Ogunbowale leading the way, the Wings seem to be heading in the right direction.

The Sky made a couple of roster moves this week, including the signing of Turkish guard Sevgi Uzun to a contract.