Overview
- Jessica Shepard recorded a triple-double Wednesday night with 18 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists as the Dallas Wings held off a late Portland rally for a 101-97 victory.
- Paige Bueckers, who missed the prior game after a collision and was listed questionable with 'rest,' started and scored 21 points for Dallas.
- Pre-game predictive models and sportsbook lines favored the Wings and projected a lower-scoring game, but the final total well exceeded the 174.5 over/under used by bettors.
- Portland suffered a significant in-game injury when Sarah Ashlee Barker hurt her left knee early and did not return, and Megan DiLeo and Karlie Samuelson led a late comeback that fell short.
- The win strengthens Dallas’s standing and momentum heading into the All‑Star break while the game highlighted the season’s fragmented national and regional broadcast mix for WNBA coverage.