Connecticut Sun (10-29, 3-14 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (23-16, 10-9 Western Conference)
Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas Wings plays the Connecticut Sun after Paige Bueckers scored 22 points in the Dallas Wings' 96-78 victory against the Portland Fire.
The Wings have gone 13-6 in home games. Dallas ranks sixth in the WNBA with 8.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Jessica Shepard averaging 2.9 offensive boards.
The Sun have gone 3-16 away from home. Connecticut is seventh in the Eastern Conference with 19.1 assists per game led by Charlisse Leger-Walker averaging 3.6.
Dallas averages 88.8 points per game, 1.3 more points than the 87.5 Connecticut gives up. Connecticut averages 5.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 8.2 per game Dallas allows.
The teams meet for the third time this season. The Wings won 83-63 in the last matchup on Aug. 2. Shepard led the Wings with 15 points, and Diamond Miller led the Sun with 22 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shepard is averaging 14.4 points, 11.1 rebounds and five assists for the Wings. Bueckers is averaging 20.2 points over the last 10 games.
Miller is averaging 9.6 points for the Sun. Kennedy Burke is averaging 10.3 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 44.0% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wings: 5-5, averaging 87.1 points, 34.7 rebounds, 20.5 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.3 points per game.
Sun: 3-7, averaging 75.5 points, 31.5 rebounds, 18.2 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 39.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 87.7 points.
INJURIES: Wings: Azzi Fudd: out for season (knee), Aziaha James: out (leg).
Sun: Brittney Griner: out (knee), Kennedy Burke: out (not injury related), Olivia Nelson-Ododa: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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