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Marina Mabrey scored 19 points to lead five Sky
players in double figures.
Dallas grabbed a five-point lead -- then its largest of the
night - when Maddy Siegrist drilled a trey with 1:56 to go.
Chicago went ahead 75-73 on a pair of Mabrey free throws with
3:16 remaining but managed only two field goals the rest of the
way.
The Wings scored 14 straight points down the stretch to pull
away, capping the run with a long Ogunbuwale trey with 31.2
seconds left.
Dallas outscored Chicago 60-42 in the paint while winning the
rebounding battle 42-36.
McCowan (18 points) and Howard (15) both snagged 13 boards.
Siegrist had 13 points and Ogunbowale added seven assists.
Diamond DeShields scored 14 points for Chicago. Angel Reese and
Elizabeth Williams had 12 each and Dana Evans added 10.
Reese, the No. 7 overall draft pick, missed each of her three
attempts from the field in the first half before an 11-point
effort after the break. She registered the first points of her
career when she split a pair of free throws with 1:27 remaining
in the second quarter.
Chicago led 43-40 at the break, rolling behind a balanced attack
led by Mabrey (13 points), DeShields (10), and Evans (eight). It
was enough to offset a big effort from McCowan, who amassed 16
points and 10 rebounds in the first 20 minutes.
The Sky led by as many as 10 points in the first half, but a
plus-14 edge in points in the paint allowed Dallas to rally
back.
Both teams were missing post presences. Wings forward Satou
Sabally is out with a shoulder injury the team expects will keep
her sidelined until the Olympic break. Sky forward Kamilla
Cardoso, drafted third overall last month, sustained a shoulder
injury in preseason and is out for four to six weeks.
The Wings will host the Sky again on Saturday night.
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