You come to the WNBA queens, you best not miss.
Satou Sabally and the Dallas Wings definitely did not.
Sabally scored 28 points and the Wings overcame an early 13-point deficit to stun reigning MVP A’ja Wilson and the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces, 93-90, in WNBA action on Wednesday, August 28 (PH Time).
Satou Sabally stuffed the stat sheet to lead the @DallasWings to victory!
— NBA (@NBA) August 28, 2024
🔥 28 PTS (10-14 FGM)
🔥 7 REB
🔥 5 AST
🔥 4 3PM
🔥 2 STLS pic.twitter.com/YBA6tH9e3I
Natasha Howard added 24 markers while Arike Ogunbowale chipped in 20 points as Dallas outscored Las Vegas, 32-21, in the final frame to complete the comeback win at home.
After losing in their first two meetings early in the season, the Wings tallied just their second back-to-back wins for the season and survived Wilson’s 42-point explosion.
Another performance worth remembering for A'ja Wilson ?
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 28, 2024
Tonight Wilson became the 5th player in WNBA history to tally a 40 PT game on 70%+ shooting, joining Liz Cambage (2x), Breanna Stewart, Kelsey Plum, and Rhyne Howard
A'ja finished with: 42 PTS, 16-22 FGM#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/Zte08dq3C0
Trailing for most of the game, the Wings tied the ballgame at 79-all when Sabally completed an insane four-point play midway through the final frame.
Another look at the 4-PT play by Satou 🦄 https://t.co/287QpOY3Qc pic.twitter.com/JO5fQJCP91
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 28, 2024
The 26-year-old forward then gave Dallas the lead, 82-80, courtesy of a three-pointer in the right wing with under four minutes to play.
After a Wilson split from the charity stripe, Ogunbowale drew a foul off Jacking Young and connected on two clutch free throws that put the Wings ahead anew, 91-90, with 35 ticks left.
Young then had a chance to redeem herself, but his go-ahead jumper bounced out of the rim that left the Aces no chance but to foul Sabally.
Satou drained two more freebies with 12.1 seconds left before Wilson’s game-tying three-point attempt went onto the back rim.
The final play of the game where the Aces had a chance to tie it!
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 28, 2024
Dallas would not go away and fought every possession to take down the Las Vegas Aces, 93-90 🙌#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/xd5uRfwoBb
It was A’ja’s third career 40-point game, joining Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore as the only players in WNBA history with three or more 40-point games.
A’JA WILSON JOINED ELITE COMPANY 🔥
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 28, 2024
Despite the loss to the Wings, Wilson became the fourth player in WNBA history with 3 or more 40-pt games, joining Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore. pic.twitter.com/WMnoALiqPB
Young added 17 markers and Chelsea Gray contributed 15 for Las Vegas, who dropped to a 18-12 win-loss record and into fifth place in the overall team standings.
Up next for the Wings are the red-hot Minnesota Lynx (22-8) while the Aces try to bounce back when they return home against the Atlanta Dream (10-19).
