Dallas Wings and Golden State Valkyries win as Australian trio experience vastly different nights<\/p>\n
Dallas Wings 95 def. Las Vegas Aces 87 (Final)<\/p>\n
Quarter Scores<\/p>\n
Q1: Dallas 21 \u2013 Las Vegas 26Q2: Dallas 24 \u2013 Las Vegas 27Q3: Dallas 27 \u2013 Las Vegas 19Q4: Dallas 23 \u2013 Las Vegas 15<\/p>\n
Halftime: Las Vegas 53 \u2013 Dallas 45<\/p>\n
The Dallas Wings<\/a> continued their strong start to the season, defeating the Las Vegas Aces<\/a> 95-87 at home despite being without Australian centre Alanna Smith<\/a>, who missed the game through illness.<\/p>\n Australian forward Stephanie Talbot<\/a> started for the Aces and made an immediate impact before a short outing, finishing with two points, three rebounds and one assist in seven minutes.<\/p>\n Dallas improved to 5-3 behind a dominant performance from Jessica Shepard, who produced one of the most complete games of the young season with 22 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists. It’s her second of the season and she became the first player in franchise history to record a 20-20-10 triple-double.<\/p>\n The Wings had five players score in double figures. Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers each scored 20 points, while Awak Kuier added 12 points and two blocks off the bench.<\/p>\n Las Vegas received 21 points from A’ja Wilson and 15 from Jackie Young but could not overcome Dallas’ efficiency. The Wings shot 49% from the field, 45% from three-point range and 19-of-22 from the free-throw line, while also winning the rebound battle 39-33.<\/p>\n Australians<\/p>\n Stephanie Talbot (Las Vegas Aces)<\/p>\n Minutes: 7Points: 2Rebounds: 3Assists: 1FG: 1-from-13PT: 0-from-0FT: 0-of-0<\/p>\n Alanna Smith (Dallas Wings) By the Numbers<\/p>\n Dallas Wings<\/p>\n Jessica Shepard \u2013 22 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assistsAzzi Fudd \u2013 22 points, 3-from-5 three-point shootingPaige Bueckers \u2013 20 points, 6 assists<\/p>\n Las Vegas Aces<\/p>\n A’ja Wilson \u2013 21 points, 7 reboundsJackie Young \u2013 15 points, 7 assistsChennedy Carter \u2013 14 points in 19 minutes off the bench<\/p>\n Dallas outscored Las Vegas 50-34 in the second half to erase an eight-point halftime deficit and secure its fifth win of the season.<\/p>\n Golden State Valkyries 90 def. Indiana Fever 88 (Final)<\/p>\n Quarter Scores<\/p>\n Q1: Golden State 21 \u2013 Indiana 14Q2: Golden State 23 \u2013 Indiana 30Q3: Golden State 21 \u2013 Indiana 23Q4: Golden State 25 \u2013 Indiana 21<\/p>\n Halftime: Golden State 44 \u2013 Indiana 44<\/p>\n The Golden State Valkyries<\/a> improved to 5-2 with a hard-fought 90-88 win over the Indiana Fever<\/a> at Chase Center, holding off a late rally despite 16 points from Caitlin Clark<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Did not play \u2013 illness.<\/p>\n