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05/14 21:56 CDT Natasha Howard and Courtney Williams lead Lynx to 90-86 win
over Wings
Natasha Howard and Courtney Williams lead Lynx to 90-86 win over Wings
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) --- Natasha Howard scored 26 points, including the
tiebreaking basket with 51 seconds left, Courtney Williams added 21 points and
the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Dallas Wings 90-86 on Thursday night.
Howard scored an uncontested layup on a pick-and-roll with rookie Olivia Miles,
who had 15 points and six assists for the Lynx (2-1), that made it 87-85. The
Lynx secured the win with Kayla McBride making three of four free throws in the
last 17.1 seconds. She finished with 11 points, including going 9 of 11 from
the foul line,
Nia Coffey added 13 points for Minnesota and matched McBride with eight
rebounds. Williams was 9 of 10 from the floor as the Lynx shot 60%.
Paige Bueckers scored 27 points for the Wings (1-2), going 10 of 11 from the
foul line and had eight assists. Maddy Siegrist scored 17 first-half points and
Odyssey Sims added 11. Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 overall draft pick, came off the
bench to score eight points in her second WNBA game.
McBride made a pair of free throws midway through the third quarter to give the
Lynx a 55-54 lead, their first since the opening minutes.
Sims hit a running 3-pointer from the left wing as time expired in the third
quarter to put Dallas up 70-68.
Siegrist had 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting in the first half when the Wings
took a 48-40 lead. They led by as many as 12 before Minnesota used a 9-0 run in
the second quarter to close within a basket. Williams had 13 points and Miles
11 for the Lynx.
Minnesota lost rookie free agent Emma Cechova, who averaged 11 points in two
games off the bench, to a non-contact knee injury at 2:31 of the third quarter.
Up next
Minnesota is at home against Chicago on Sunday.
Dallas plays its first road game at Washington on Monday.
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