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The Sky (5-9) used Reese's seventh straight
double-double, which is a WNBA rookie record, and contributions
from the starting backcourt to end a four-game slide of their
own. Marina Mabrey had 19 points and Chennedy Carter, in her
second game in the starting lineup, also scored 19 on 8-of-10
shooting.
Arike Ogunbowale returned from a one-game injury absence to lead
Dallas (3-11) with 31 points, 17 coming in the fourth quarter on
5-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc.
Despite Ogunbowale's outburst, the Wings shot just 35.4 percent
from the field and lost 16 turnovers. Natasha Howard scored 13
points off the bench.
Dallas trailed 59-39 to begin the fourth quarter but slowly
started clawing back. Ogunbowale's second-chance triple cut the
Wings' deficit to 15 with 7:16 to play. Then she drilled
3-pointers on three consecutive possessions to pull Dallas
within 69-59 with 4:09 to go.
But the Wings missed their next three shots, and Reese found
Kamilla Cardoso for a layup with 2:30 remaining. The Sky had the
game basically out of reach before Ogunbowale made her fifth
3-pointer of the quarter and Jacy Sheldon hit one to briefly cut
Dallas' deficit to single digits at 79-70.
Dana Evans went 6-for-6 at the foul line over the final 1:32 to
help the Sky ice the game. Evans finished with 12 points.
During a 13-2 second-quarter run for the Sky, Reese scored six
straight points, then Mabrey made a 3-pointer and assisted
Carter on back-to-back buckets. The latter was a fastbreak
alley-oop, with Carter catching the pass in the air and laying
it in in one swoop for a 38-23 lead.
Cardoso and Carter made layups in the final minute to put
Chicago up 42-25 at halftime. Carter shot 7-for-7 for 15 points
in the half.
Chicago earned its first 20-point margin of the game midway
through the third quarter when another bucket by Reese made it
55-35.
Cardoso finished the day with nine points and 11 boards for the
Sky.
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