LOS ANGELES — Arike Ogunbowale scored 30 points and made six 3-pointers, Paige Bueckers had 18 points and a career-high 14 assists and the Dallas Wings beat the Los Angeles Sparks 104-96 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
Bueckers tied Ogunbowale's franchise record of 14 assists in a game.
Jessica Shepard had a double-double with a career-high 22 points, 15 rebounds and five assists for Dallas. The Wings (7-3) have won six of their last seven for the franchise’s best 10-game start since relocating from Tulsa for the 2016 season.
Ogunbowale grabbed her own miss and put it back to give Dallas a 99-95 lead. Maddy Siegrist, who scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, also had a putback with 50.3 seconds left to make it 101-96.
Bueckers sealed it by making two free throws with 47.1 left.
Siegrist scored 16 points and Azzi Fudd had 11. The Wings had 25-plus assists for the fourth time this season, with six from Ogunbowale.
Kelsey Plum, who returned after missing three games with an ankle injury, scored 27 points for Los Angeles (4-6). Ariel Atkins added 16, Dearica Hamby scored 15 and Nneka Ogwumike had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Cameron Brink scored 10 points off the bench.
SKY 85, SUN 80
CHICAGO — Skylar Diggins scored 18 of her 24 points in the first half, Elizabeth Williams made two key baskets in the final minute, and the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 85-80 on Friday night to end a five-game losing streak.
Diggins completed a three-point play with 1:20 remaining to extend Chicago’s lead to 80-77. But Saniya Rivers answered at the other end with a 3-pointer from the corner.
Williams put Chicago ahead 82-79 with 48.9 seconds left on a basket in the lane and she added a hook shot at 14.5 for a five-point lead. Then, Diggins sealed it at the free-throw line.
Azura Stevens had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Natasha Cloud also scored 13 for Chicago (4-6). Williams scored all 10 of her points in the second half and Kamilla Cardoso had 10 points and eight rebounds.