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Delle Donne Scores 28, Mystics Hold on to Beat Wings

Elena Delle Donne scored 28 points, Emma Meesseman added 19 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four blocks, and the Washington Mystics beat the Dallas Wings 91-85 on Saturday night.

Washington set a franchise record winning its 23rd game of the season and remained in first place in the standings.

Natasha Cloud and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 13 points apiece and LaToya Sanders added 12 points and a season-high 11 rebounds for the Mystics (23-8). Washington has won three games in a row and 14 of its last 16.

Delle Donne and Meesseman hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark an 11-0 run that gave Washington nine-point lead when Meesseman's three-point play capped the spurt with 5:39 left in the first quarter. The Wings scored 13 of the next 18 points to cut their deficit to 23-21 about 2 1/2 minutes later but Delle Donne answered with a 3-point play and Dallas got no closer.

Arike Ogunbowale scored 30 points, Glory Johnson tied her season high with 20 points and Allisha Gray added 14 for Dallas (10-21). Ogunbowale, who scored 35 in a win over Chicago on Thursday, extended her WNBA rookie record to eight consecutive games with at least 20 points.

The Mystics used a 9-0 run to make it 80-57 -- their biggest lead of the game -- late in the third quarter. Dallas scored 24 of the next 30 points to pull within six with 90 seconds left.

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