Napheesa Collier places up 29 as Lynx prime Wings

Napheesa Collier scored 29 factors, Kayla McBride added 21 and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Wings 91-86 on Tuesday in Minneapolis to snap Dallas’ three-game profitable streak.

Each Collier and McBride sank a pair of late free throws after the Lynx (16-17) practically squandered a 12-point lead within the last minutes of the fourth quarter.

Dallas trailed 81-69 with 2:31 to play however roared again and pulled inside a degree on Arike Ogunbowale’s step-back 3-pointer from the left nook that made it 87-86 with 19.6 seconds left.

McBride drained two foul pictures on the opposite finish for Minnesota, and Ogunbowale’s try and tie from the identical spot was off the mark.

Collier tacked on two extra free throws to seal the win for the Lynx, who shot 11 of 25 from 3-point vary and 12 of 15 on the foul line. Minnesota has alternated losses and wins for six video games.

Ogunbowale completed with 20 factors and scored her 3,000th for her profession when she banked in a 3-pointer late within the second quarter. The fifth-year star notched the feat in her one hundred and fiftieth profession sport, the second fewest in WNBA historical past behind the Mystics’ Elena Delle Donne, who achieved it in 148.

The Wings (18-15) additionally bought 22 factors from Satou Sabally, 16 from Natasha Howard and 12 from Crystal Dangerfield. Teaira McCowan hit for 10 factors and grabbed a game-high 16 boards as Dallas outrebounded Minnesota 41-28.

Reserve ahead Bridget Carleton equipped 14 factors and shot 4 of 6 from lengthy distance for the Lynx, who owned a 25-6 benefit in bench factors.

The Wings led 9-4 simply over 5 minutes in earlier than Minnesota discovered its stroke and rattled off 18 of the sport’s subsequent 20 factors to dash forward 22-11 early within the second interval.

Dallas was taking pictures simply 26 % from the sector with 6:30 left within the second quarter earlier than it drilled 9 straight pictures and climbed forward 36-32 on Ogunbowale’s milestone triple on the 1:43 mark.

Carleton punctuated an electrical first half with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer off one leg from the appropriate nook that put the Lynx forward 39-36 coming into the break.

Minnesota shot 6 of 14 from 3-point vary and assisted on all however one in every of its 16 baskets within the first half.

The groups reconvene for the fourth and last time this season on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.

—Area Degree Media