New York Liberty vs Dallas Wings: Player stats and box scores for Sept. 12 | 2024 WNBA season 

Thursday’s New York Liberty versus Dallas Wings matchup featured two teams on different paths: One aiming to secure the top playoff seed and the other hoping to finish the season strong despite being lottery-bound.

The Liberty entered the game as heavy favorites, riding a four-game winning streak, while the Wings had lost five consecutive games leading up to the clash. New York won convincingly 99-67.

In the first quarter, the Liberty seized control, building a commanding 25-15 lead thanks to a red-hot Sabrina Ionescu. She was on fire from beyond the arc, hitting four 3-pointers and racking up 16 points in the opening period.

New York set the pace early with back-to-back 3-pointers from Ionescu and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton to start the game.

Jonquel Jones made her presence felt on defense, while Laney-Hamilton contributed six points and three rebounds in the first quarter. Teaira McCowan was the lone bright spot for the Wings, scoring six points and grabbing four rebounds, but Ionescu’s buzzer-beating layup gave the Liberty a 10-point lead.

The second quarter played out similarly, with the Liberty outscoring Dallas 25-17.

Laney-Hamilton added six more points, and Courtney Vandersloot chipped in seven points, three assists and a steal to further widen the gap.

At halftime, the Liberty led 50-32, with Ionescu and Laney-Hamilton combining for 28 points.

In the third quarter, the Liberty maintained control, fueled by Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu, though the Wings began to find their rhythm.

Stewart kicked off the quarter with a driving layup and continued her momentum at the free-throw line, bringing her point total to 11. Ionescu stayed hot on offense, adding a layup and a jumper to finish the quarter with 20 points and six assists.

Arike Ogunbowale handed out two consecutive assists before hitting a running 3-pointer and a driving layup, helping the Wings trim the deficit to 17. However, the Liberty kept their lead, entering the fourth up 73-55, with both teams scoring 23 points in the third quarter.

The Liberty sealed their victory with a strong fourth quarter, starting with an 18-8 run.

Ionescu ended the game with 20 points, six assists and five rebounds, while Laney-Hamilton contributed 17 points and six rebounds.

Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot each chipped in 11 points for the Liberty.

Ogunbowale and Maddy Siegrist both finished with 11 points for the Wings.

New York Liberty vs Dallas Wings player stats and box scores

New York Liberty player stats and box scores

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	FG%	AST	REB	OREB	DREB	STL	BS	TO	3PM-A	3P%	FTM-A	FT%	PLUS-MINUS
Sabrina Ionescu	0:40	20	8-18	44.4	6	5	1	4	0	2	1	4-10	40	0-0	0	16
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton	0:39	17	6-12	50	3	6	1	5	3	2	1	3-4	75	2-2	100	22
Breanna Stewart	22:55	11	3-6	50	4	4	1	3	0	2	0	0-3	0	5-8	62.5	12
Courtney Vandersloot	20:55	11	5-7	71.4	3	2	0	2	2	0	1	0-2	0	1-1	100	12
Jonquel Jones	20:20	8	1-5	20	4	7	1	6	3	3	2	1-5	20	5-6	83.3	18
Leonie Fiebich	16:10	9	3-5	60	0	3	0	3	1	1	0	2-3	66.7	1-2	50	10
Nyara Sabally	17:49	7	3-6	50	0	5	1	4	2	0	1	0-0	0	1-1	100	8
Teaira McCowan	23:54	8	3-4	75	1	9	1	8	0	1	1	0-0	0	2-4	50	-12
Kayla Thornton	20:27	0	0-2	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0-0	0	0-0	0	12
Ivana Dojkić	6:01	7	1-3	33.3	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1-1	100	4-4	100	13
Kennedy Burke	16:39	2	1-2	50	3	3	0	3	1	0	3	0-1	0	0-0	0	20
Marquesha Davis	4:12	2	0-1	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0-0	0	2-2	100	11
Jaylyn Sherrod	3:01	5	2-2	100	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1-1	100	0-0	0	6

Dallas Wings player stats and box scores

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	FG%	AST	REB	OREB	DREB	STL	BS	TO	3PM-A	3P%	FTM-A	FT%	PLUS-MINUS
Satou Sabally	17:07	4	2-10	20	1	3	0	3	0	0	3	0-3	0	0-0	0	-21
Natasha Howard	14:29	8	4-10	40	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0-1	0	0-0	0	-11
Teaira McCowan	23:54	8	3-4	75	1	9	1	8	0	1	1	0-0	0	2-4	50	-12
Arike Ogunbowale	9:34	11	3-13	23.1	4	1	0	1	2	0	2	1-4	25	4-4	100	-24
Jacy Sheldon	22:31	5	2-7	28.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0-2	0	1-1	100	-16
Maddy Siegrist	5:23	11	4-9	44.4	2	6	3	3	1	0	0	0-1	0	3-5	60	-9
Sevgi Uzun	15:37	6	2-7	28.6	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	2-4	50	0-0	0	-10
Jaelyn Brown	17:33	8	3-4	75	3	4	3	1	0	0	2	1-2	50	1-2	50	-18
Kalani Brown	12:01	4	2-5	40	0	4	0	4	0	1	1	0-0	0	0-0	0	-7
Lou Lopez Sénéchal	4:35	0	0-1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0-1	0	0-0	0	-2
Stephanie Soares	0:00	0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0-0	0	0