Kayla McBride scores 19 points as Minnesota Lynx defeat Dallas Wings

Minnesota Lynx defeated the short-handed Dallas Wings 90-78 on Monday night, with Kayla McBride scoring 19 points and Natisha Hiedeman adding 17 off the bench. Minnesota (11-3) won its fourth consecutive game, while Dallas (3-10) dropped its eighth straight. 

Minnesota Lynx pulled away early in the fourth quarter, nailing its first five shots to go up 76-65 following an 8-0 run. Hiedeman's fast-break layup, following Alanna Smith's block, gave Minnesota an 84-74 advantage. Dallas' Arike Ogunbowale did not participate due to a strained Achilles. Ogunbowale, who averaged 24.9 points per game, led Dallas in scoring through the first 11 games of the season until being limited to a season-low 11 against Connecticut on Saturday.

For Minnesota Lynx, Dorka Juhasz scored 11 points, Alanna Smith scored 12, grabbed nine boards, and had five steals, and Napheesa Collier scored 16. Late in the second quarter, Collier, who had scored 30 points on Friday, went 1 for 9 from the field before making her second shot, which gave Minnesota a 39-37 edge. Collier shot five out of seventeen from the field. 

Sevgi Uzun and Maddy Siegrist both had 17 points for Dallas. Monique Billings recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists. Jacy Sheldon scored a three-pointer early in the third to give Dallas their first lead, 48-47. Minnesota played its first home game on a Monday since September 17, 2012.

 Minnesota Lynx dominated 

The Lynx went 23 for 24 at the free throw line, while the Wings only hit one of three attempts. Late in the quarter, Smith stole the ball and sparked a fast break, giving the Lynx a two-point lead. But the Wings made a clear-path foul. Smith made both free throws, McBride was fouled and made both free throws on the next play, and McBride's three gave the Lynx a 27-18 lead before the Wings scored the final four points of the quarter.

Hiedeman drove for a score during a timeout, was fouled, and scored the layup. She was fouled during the next possession, made two free throws, and then found Smith for a layup. With 16 seconds remaining in the quarter, Cecilia Zandalasini's two free throws put the Lynx ahead by five, but the Wings scored at the last second.