Game Preview: Dallas Wings vs. Indiana Fever – September 1

Arlington, Texas (August 31, 2024) – The WNBA’s two hottest teams collide on Sunday inside a sold-out College Park Center when the Dallas Wings (9-22) host the Indiana Fever (16-16). Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. CT, and the game will be broadcast on NBA TV and Bally Sports Southwest Extra, and streamed on WNBA League Pass. Ron Thulin and Naismith Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman will be in attendance, with ShaVonne Herndon on the sidelines.

The Wings won their third straight on Friday night with a 94-76 victory over the visiting Minnesota Lynx. Dallas’ longest winning streak of the season was capped by its largest margin of victory of the year against the team in first place in the Western Conference standings. Six Wings finished in double figures, with a game-high 25 points from Arike Ogunbowale. Indiana has also won three straight, most recently a 100-81 victory in Chicago on Friday night with Caitlin Clark scoring 31 points.

This is the second of three meetings between Dallas and Indiana this season. The Wings won Game 1 of the series on July 17 – the last game before the Olympic break – by a score of 101-93. Ogunbowale and Clark both scored 24 in that meeting before teaming up three days later in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game, in which Ogunbowale was named MVP.

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2024 Wings-Fever Schedule and Results

7/17 at DAL W, 101-93

9/1 at DAL 3:00 PM CT

9/15 at IND 2:00 PM CT

IND leads the all-time series 35-36

Game Status Report
Stephanie Soares – Likely (left knee)

Notable storylines
Playoff push

The top eight teams qualify for the WNBA Playoffs and the Wings are currently in 10^and place, but are making up ground on the eighth-place team. Dallas has won three in a row and is now 9-22, with Chicago in eighth place at 11-20 and has lost five in a row. Atlanta is in ninth place at 10-21, but has lost four in a row. Washington has fallen a half-game behind Dallas for 11^and with its 96-85 loss to the Connecticut Sun this afternoon. The Wings still have games in hand against the Mystics, Sky and Dream, giving Dallas plenty of head-to-head chances to move into the top eight. Indiana is currently tied with Phoenix for sixth place at 16-16.

Last three matches at a glance

The Wings are on their longest winning streak of the season, and the stats say it all. Over the last three games, Dallas has averaged 100.0 points, shot 49.5 percent from the field, and outrebounded all three opponents while committing just 9.7 turnovers per game. Individually, Natasha Howard has averaged 23.7 points and 6.0 rebounds, Teaira McCowan has averaged a 12-point, 13-rebound double-double, Arike Ogunbowale has averaged 26.0 points and 7.0 assists, and Satou Sabally has filled the stat sheet with 21.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and is shooting 50 percent from three. Additionally, the Wings have gotten a boost from their bench, most notably in Sevgi Uzun (8.7 points, 2.3 steals).

The most popular ticket in town

The Dallas Wings announced their eighth sellout of the season on Saturday as they expect a capacity crowd for their annual Celebración Latina game on Sunday against the Indiana Fever. The day will feature a variety of activities and opportunities for fans as they prepare to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. Wings-Fever is the eighth sellout of the regular season and the ninth of 2024, including the preseason game against Indiana. It is also the second sellout in the last three home games for the Wings, who also drew a capacity crowd for Tuesday’s win over the Las Vegas Aces.