Ogunbowale Scores 45, Wings Beat Valkyries 108-100 in OT
Updated October 9, 2026: The overtime sequence now includes Ogunbowale's free throw with 21.9 seconds left, which made the score 106-100. The series note now dates Dallas' win September 30.
Wings 108, Valkyries 100 in overtime. Ogunbowale scores 45, and the first-round series is tied 1-1.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 45 points and forced overtime with a three at 4.1 seconds as Dallas beat Golden State 108-100. She added 11 points in the extra period to tie the first-round series 1-1 and send it back to San Francisco.
How the quarters swung
Dallas led 50-45 at halftime, but Golden State moved ahead 74-72 after three quarters. Ogunbowale's tying three gave the Wings another chance, and they outscored the Valkyries 15-7 in overtime.
| Quarter | Valkyries | Wings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 26 | 23 |
| 2nd | 19 | 27 |
| 3rd | 29 | 22 |
| 4th | 19 | 21 |
| OT | 7 | 15 |
| Final | 100 | 108 |
The lead changed 15 times. Golden State led for 62 percent of the game. Dallas led for 28 percent. Neither team led by more than 8. The team that spent most of the night in front still needed overtime, and then lost it.
The second quarter is where Dallas first grabbed the game. Veronica Burton's layup with 4:07 left in the half put Golden State up 41-38. From there to the break, Dallas outscored the Valkyries 12-4. Alysha Clark tied it with a 25-foot bank at 3:13. Odyssey Sims put Dallas ahead with a jumper at 2:32. Clark's 25-foot three with 29 seconds left made it 50-43, and Janelle Salaun scored with 3.3 seconds left. Halftime was 50-45 Wings.
Kaila Charles scored the last basket of the third, a driving layup with 0.9 seconds left, and Golden State led 74-72. Ogunbowale scored 11 in the fourth. Williams' free throws at 14.6 seconds made it 93-90. The three at 4.1 seconds sent it to overtime.
The shooting split
Dallas shot 32 of 64 from the field (50 percent) and 12 of 23 from three (52 percent). Golden State shot 34 of 73 (47 percent) and 12 of 27 from three (44 percent). Both teams made 12 threes. The rebounding was dead even, 29-29, with Dallas getting 7 offensive boards and Golden State 6. Points in the paint were 34-32 Dallas. Golden State had 16 points off turnovers to Dallas's 13, and 10 fast-break points to 7. Dallas turned it over 13 times. Golden State turned it over 11 times, including one team turnover.
The free throws were the gap. Dallas went 32 of 37 (86 percent). Golden State went 20 of 23 (87 percent). Dallas attempted 14 more free throws and made 12 more points at the line. Golden State committed 28 fouls. Dallas committed 22. Each team was called for one flagrant foul.
Who scored
Ogunbowale shot 12-of-23, made five threes and went 16-of-18 at the line. Alysha Clark added 21 points on 6-of-7 shooting off the Dallas bench, while Aziaha James scored 13 in 18 minutes.
Gabby Williams led Golden State with 36 points, six rebounds and seven assists. Kaila Charles added 14 and Kayla Thornton had 13.
Paige Bueckers shot 3-of-13 for 10 points, but she assisted both Ogunbowale's tying three and her three to open overtime.
Overtime
Ogunbowale opened the extra period with a 28-foot bank three at 4:32, again assisted by Bueckers, and Dallas led 96-93. Williams answered with a driving layup. James grabbed an offensive rebound and scored at 3:47 to make it 98-95. Williams then hit a 26-foot three, assisted by Burton, and it was 98-98 with 2:26 left.
The play-by-play records flagrant fouls involving Hayes and Ogunbowale at 2:26. Both players made two free throws, leaving the score tied at 100. The log alone does not explain the contact or the officials' reasoning.
Ogunbowale's step-back three with 1:46 left put Dallas ahead 103-100. Alysha Clark made two free throws, and Ogunbowale went 1-of-2 with 21.9 seconds left to make it 106-100. After Dallas successfully challenged a foul on James, Ogunbowale made two more free throws at 9.1 seconds. Golden State did not score after the 2:26 mark.
Series, and Game 3
Golden State won the regular-season series 3-0: 91-80 on June 17, 94-76 on August 7, and 78-70 on August 17. The No. 2 Valkyries (32-12) then beat the No. 7 Wings (27-17) 104-80 in Game 1 at Chase Center. Dallas' September 30 win was its first against Golden State that season. Attendance was 6,251. The game was on ESPN.
Game 3 is Friday, October 2, at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT) at Chase Center in San Francisco. Dallas is the visitor. It is on ESPN2. The series is tied 1-1 with one game left, so the winner moves on. ESPN Game 3 page.
Box score: ESPN.
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