Rhyne Howard scored a game-high 33 points while leading the Atlanta Dream to a 107-96 overtime win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in College Park, Ga.
Tina Charles added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Dream (12-22), who rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit. Atlanta’s Allisha Gray tallied 19 points and Naz Hillmon had 18. Jordin Canada amassed 15 points and 10 assists for the Dream, who have won two of three.
Natasha Howard led Dallas (9-25) with 24 points, while Arike Ogunbowale chipped in 22 points and eight assists. Satou Sabally and Teaira McCowan each had 18 points for the Wings, who dropped their third straight. McCowan grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.
In the extra period, Rhyne Howard’s step-back 3-pointer followed by Charles’ hook shot gave Atlanta a 104-96 lead with 1:02 remaining. The Dream outscored Dallas 15-4 in overtime.
With Dallas up by 14 late in the third quarter, a jumper from Rhyne Howard followed by back-to-back layups from Gray were part of an 8-0 run that cut deficit to 75-69 entering the final quarter.
From there, Charles’ 10-foot jumper trimmed Atlanta’s deficit to 79-74 with 6:19 left, but 3-pointers from Ogunbowale and Sabally pushed Dallas’ lead back to 11 points, forcing a Dream timeout at the 5:39 mark.
Atlanta answered with an 11-0 spurt capped by Rhyne Howard’s 3-pointer that tied the game at 85 with 3:28 remaining.
Another Charles bucket evened the score at 89 at the 1:25 mark. After a Dallas turnover, Charles’ hook shot put Atlanta ahead with 1:00 left — the Dream’s first lead since the first quarter.
After Sabally and Rhyne Howard each hit one of two free throws, Natasha Howard’s jumper with two seconds left tied the game at 92. Charles missed a potential game-winning shot on the other end, sending the game to overtime.
Dallas finished the first half on an 11-5 spurt, capped with Ogunbowale’s 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left, giving the Wings a 56-42 lead.
–Field Level Media
