Liberty edged by Wings in final minute for seventh straight loss
Liberty center Tina Charles shoots as Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (34) defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game on Tuesday in White Plains, N.Y. Credit: AP/Kathy Willens
ARLINGTON, Texas — Allisha Gray scored 22 points and the Dallas Wings took the lead in the final minute to win their third straight, beating New York 83-77 on Friday night.
Isabelle Harrison's basket with 40.4 seconds left gave Dallas a 76-75 lead. Arike Ogunbowale, who added 21 points for the Wings (9-17), followed with three consecutive free throws and Gray added a pair to make it 81-75 with 17.4 seconds to go.
Bria Hartley cut the deficit to four with a pair of free throws for the Liberty (8-17), but that was as close as they would get.
Harrison had 15 points and Glory Johnson scored 11 for the Wings.
Tina Charles led New York with 25 points. Kia Nurse added 17 points and Hartley scored 12.
New York, which has lost seven straight, trailed by seven in the middle of the fourth quarter but rallied to take the lead at 73-71 with 1:43 to go.
