Sabrina Ionescu recorded 16 points, six rebounds and six assists to help the New York Liberty post an 88-77 victory over the Dallas Wings on Friday night at Arlington, Texas.
Jonquel Jones shot 4-for-5 from 3-point range while scoring 14 points as the Liberty (20-10) won their third straight game. Emma Meesseman had 14 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals, and Leonie Fiebich also had 14 points before fouling out for New York.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 17 points and Maddy Siegrist added 15 off the bench for the Wings (8-23), who lost their fourth consecutive game. Reserve Myisha Hines-Allen added 12 points and seven rebounds.
Liberty star Breanna Stewart (right knee) missed her sixth straight game.
Dallas rookie Paige Bueckers (back) sat out after being injured on Tuesday against the Liberty on the front end of the home-and-home set. New York won that contest 85-76.
The Wings fell to 1-6 when Bueckers doesn’t play.
Natasha Cloud and Marine Johannes had 10 points apiece for New York, which shot 46.3 percent from the field, including 10 of 26 (38.5 percent) from 3-point range.
Dallas connected on 40 percent of its shots but was just 3 of 21 (14.3 percent) from behind the arc.
The Liberty saw a 19-point, second-quarter lead get whittled to three in the final minute of the third period but quickly restored order in the fourth quarter.
Fiebich drained a trey to start the final stanza as New York went on a 13-1 run. Jones later scored five straight points before Fiebich hit another 3-pointer to end the spurt and make it 77-58 with 5:59 left in the game.
Siegrist then went on a personal 9-0 run to bring Dallas within 10 with 4:02 left.
The Wings later trailed by seven but couldn’t move closer. Jones put the game away with a 3-pointer to make it 86-75 with 53.6 seconds left.
Ogunbowale tallied 12 points in the third quarter as Dallas trimmed a 16-point halftime deficit to 64-57.
After the Liberty scored the first points of the third period, the Wings scored 21 of the next 27. Ogunwobale made two free throws to cap the burst and bring Dallas within 58-55 with 52.7 seconds left.
Meesseman scored 14 first-half points as New York led 50-34 at the break.
–Field Level Media
