ARLINGTON, TX – MAY 16: Paige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings dribbles the ball during the game against the Minnesota Lynx on May 16, 2025 at the College Park Center in Arlington, TX.
Napheesa Collier scored 34 points, spoiling the WNBA debut of fellow UConn alum Paige Bueckers and leading the Minnesota Lynx to a 99-84 victory over the Dallas Wings in the season opener for both teams Friday night.
for the Wings, and the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft finished with 10 in front of announced sellout at the 7,000-seat arena on the campus of Texas-Arlington.
Watch 온라인카지노사이트 5 free wherever you are
Collier started a 13-1 run midway through the third quarter with a bucket in close and finished it with a free throw for a 71-58 lead for the Lynx, who lost to the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals last year.
Courtney Williams had 25 points and nine assists and Jessica Shepard had 15 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota.
Get top local stories delivered to you every morning with 온라인카지노사이트 DFW's News Headlines newsletter.
All-Star guard Arike Ogunbowale led Dallas with 16 points. DiJonai Carrington, acquired from the Connecticut Sun in an offseason trade as part of a roster overhaul after the Wings missed the playoffs in 2024, added 15 points.
Bueckers opened the scoring when she drove the lane after a nifty crossover move, missed the runner, grabbed the rebound and hit the putback. Her first assist came on a 3-pointer by Carrington that put Dallas up 51-50 in the second half.
A foul-filled first half included one on Bueckers when she got stuck playing post defense against Collier. Before Collier made both free throws after a timeout, she and Bueckers had a friendly chat at the line.
Sports Connection
Connecting you to your favorite North Texas sports teams as well as sports news around the globe.
The teams combined for 30 free throws before halftime, when the game was tied at 46 after Ogunbowale made two free throws with four seconds left and Carrington stole the inbound pass before feeding Maddy Siegrist for a layup with 1.2 seconds remaining.
Bueckers missed both of her 3-point attempts and was 3 of 10 shooting with seven rebounds and two assists.
