Wings beat Sun 97-71; Shepard collects 22nd double-double

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Dallas Wings defeated the Connecticut Sun 97-71 to close before the FIBA World Cup break. Arike Ogunbowale scored 18 and Jessica Shepard added 17 points with 10 rebounds, Shepard notching her 22nd double-double this season, second in the league. The Wings improved to 24-16, matching their 2007 franchise win total and moving into a three-way tie with New York and Washington for sixth, two games back of Indiana and Atlanta. The Sun were led by Aaliyah Edwards with 26 points through a dominant first half, and Charlisse Leger-Walker added 17 with five 3-pointers, though Connecticut shot only 23.5% and struggled in the third quarter. The Wings have won four straight, a stretch that includes historic notes about the franchise’s Detroit Shock-era 24-win mark and the 2003 25-win season. This game served as the final contest before the World Cup break.

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