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The Dallas Wings recovered from a 20-point deficit on Saturday night by defeating the visiting Indiana Fever 95-91 in overtime in Arlington, Texas.
Indiana (5-29) is now on his 16th straight losing streak through June 19th. The Tulsa Shock has the longest losing streak in WNBA history, and by 2011 she had reached 20 straight losses.
Forward Kayla Thornton scored her 21 points (16-16) for the Wings, leading her six players in double digits.
In Indiana, her six players scored her double figures, with her guard Lexie Hull scoring 17 points and Destanni Henderson scoring 16.
This match was won with Charity Stripes. The Wings made just 41.5 percent of his shots, but he knocked down 34 of his 45 free-throw attempts.
Indiana committed her 31 personal fouls.
Fever has run out of the gate for a team that has been struggling for almost two months.
After Victoria Vivians' and her one, Fever was just three minutes into the match and she was leading 9-3. Indiana finished the first quarter with her running 10-2, giving her a 10-point lead in the second frame.
The momentum continued into the second quarter, with Fever taking a 41-21 lead at 7:07 in the first half.
Dallas fought back and cut the deficit to 12 he had by halftime.
After leading 64-54 with 2:24 remaining in the third quarter, the Wings claimed the lead with a 19-8 run to take a 73-72 lead with 5:21 remaining.
Allisha Gray missed a potentially winning game with her 3-pointer for the Wings, sending the game into overtime. Marina, who was leading 87-86 with 1:49 left in overtime, her Maybray took down Floater to extend the Wings' lead to her three. The
Wings displayed strong defense in his final two minutes, winning four in a row and coming close to making the playoffs.
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