Dallas Wings vs Minnesota Lynx game player stats and box score for May 16 | 2025 WNBA season

The 2025 WNBA season tipped off with a three-game slate on Friday. The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Dallas Wings 99-84 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.

Napheesa Collier, among the favorites to win league MVP this year, led the Lynx with 34 points and four rebounds on 12-for-21 shooting, including 2-for-3 from the 3-point line. Courtney Williams had 25 points, nine assists and four rebounds on 10-for-15 shooting (2-for-4 on 3-pointers).

Jessica Shepard added 15 points and eight rebounds on 5-for-7 shooting, while Diamond Miller scored 13 on 4-for-5 shooting off the bench.

Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with 16 points and four assists. DiJonai Carrington finished with 15 points and three rebounds. Myisha Hines-Allen added 11 points and six rebounds, while Maddy Siegrist scored 11 off the bench.

Paige Bueckers, in her professional debut, finished with 10 points and seven rebounds on 3-for-10 shooting.

Last season, the teams were on opposite ends of the standings. Dallas finished last season with the second-worst record in the WNBA (9-31), while Minnesota was No. 2 with a 30-10 record.

The Lynx, last season's championship runners-up, started their 2025 campaign among the favorites to win the title. In the annual WNBA general managers' survey, 60% of the GMs voted Minnesota as the title favorite, while Collier got 67% as the MVP favorite.

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Dallas Wings vs. Minnesota Lynx player stats and box score

Dallas Wings

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
D. Carrington	15	3	1	4	1	1	0	5-11	1-2	4-4	-15
M. Hines-Allen	11	6	2	2	0	4	1	5-9	1-2	0-2	-8
N. Smith	6	4	0	3	0	0	0	2-4	0-0	2-4	-11
A. Ogunbowale	16	2	4	1	1	3	0	4-12	0-3	8-8	-20
P. Bueckers	10	7	2	3	0	2	1	3-10	0-2	4-4	-19
M. Siegrist	11	2	1	2	2	1	0	5-10	1-3	0-0	-15
T. Harris	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	2-3	1-1	0-0	-4
K. Charles	8	4	0	0	3	1	0	3-4	1-1	1-2	1
A. James	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	6
T. McCowan	0	3	0	4	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	4
J. Quinerly	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	6
L. Geiselsoder	DNP	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-

Minnesota Lynx

Player	PTS	REB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
B. Carleton	3	7	1	1	1	0	0	1-5	1-4	0-0	14
N. Collier	34	4	3	4	0	2	0	12-21	2-3	8-8	28
J. Shepard	15	8	3	4	1	3	0	5-7	0-0	5-8	20
K. Samuelson	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	14
C. Williams	25	4	9	3	0	0	0	10-15	2-4	3-3	24
M. Badiane	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-7
N. Hiedeman	4	1	2	4	1	1	0	1-5	0-3	2-2	-9
D. Miller	13	0	3	1	2	2	0	4-5	1-1	4-7	2
A. Pili	0	4	1	1	0	3	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-5
A. Kosu	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
K. McBride	DNP	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
A. Smith	DNP	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-

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Dallas Wings vs. Minnesota Lynx game summary

The Dallas Wings had a 21-19 lead at the end of the first quarter. Tyasha Harris scored five points off the bench for the Wings, while Paige Bueckers, Arike Ogunbowale and DiJonai Carrington added four points apiece. On the other hand, Jessica Shepard scored seven for the Lynx.

Minnesota outscored Dallas 27-25 in the second quarter. The game was tied at 46 at the end of the first half.

Napheesa Collier scored nine of her 14 points in the period. Shepard added 11 points and four rebounds for the Lynx, while Diamond Miller had 10 points off the bench. Ogunbowale led Dallas with 12 points on 3-for-7 shooting.

The Lynx outscored the Wings 35-20 in the third quarter to take an 81-66 lead heading into the final frame. Minnesota increased its lead to 19 (92-73) in the fourth and held on for the win to start its season.