NEW YORK (Interstat) — Paige Bueckers scored 24 points, Azzi Fudd added 24 and the Dallas Wings defeated the New York Liberty 91-76 on Sunday at Barclays Center in front of 17,622.

Bueckers also grabbed six rebounds and dished two assists, while Fudd contributed three assists and two blocks. Jessica Shepard posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, adding six assists. Arike Ogunbowale scored 19 points and handed out five assists, and Awak Kuier finished with 10 points and six rebounds.

Satou Sabally led the Liberty with 20 points. Breanna Stewart had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Jonquel Jones added 14 points and seven rebounds. Sabrina Ionescu scored 11 points and had seven assists.

Dallas improved to 4-3, while New York dropped to 3-3.

The Wings took control in the third quarter, outscoring the Liberty 28-17 after trailing 44-43 at halftime. Fudd sparked the surge with three 3-pointers in the period, and the Wings’ defense held New York to 32 percent shooting in the second half.

The game began with a fast pace. Sabally hit a 23-foot 3-pointer early, and Ionescu scored on a layup to give the Liberty a quick lead. Bueckers answered with a jumper, but New York responded with baskets from Jones and Ionescu. After a Dallas timeout, Bueckers drained a 26-foot 3-pointer and Shepard scored on a layup, cutting the deficit.

Fudd entered and immediately converted a 3-foot layup. Han Xu hit two 3-pointers for the Liberty, but Ogunbowale answered with a 3 of her own. Kuier buried a 26-foot 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter, and Dallas trailed 20-17.

In the second quarter, Bueckers opened with a pull-up jumper. Stewart scored on a turnaround, but Bueckers answered again. Sabally completed an and-one, and Ionescu hit a running pull-up to push the Liberty lead to 31-22. Ogunbowale responded with a 26-foot 3-pointer, and after a Stewart basket, Kuier made two free throws.

Jones and Stewart kept New York ahead, but Ogunbowale hit another 3 and Shepard added a layup. Astier hit a step-back 3 and a driving layup for the Liberty. Ogunbowale’s step-back 3 with 2:13 left in the half cut the lead to 41-38. Shepard tied the game with a jumper, but Sabally made two free throws to put New York up 44-43 at halftime.

Dallas came out strong in the third quarter. After a turnover, Fudd missed a 3, but Sabally hit a running jumper. Kuier answered with a 3, and Ogunbowale added a running jumper. Stewart scored on a layup, but Fudd drilled a 29-foot 3-pointer, forcing a New York timeout.

Sabally made two free throws, but Fudd hit another 3. A Stewart miss led to a Dallas fast break, and Fudd connected on a 22-foot 3. She then made a 24-foot 3, and after a Breanna Stewart turnover, Fudd scored on a layup. Bueckers added a driving layup, and the Wings took a 71-61 lead into the fourth quarter.

New York tried to rally in the final period. Stewart scored on a layup, but Bueckers answered with a 3. Fudd hit a running pull-up, and Bueckers made two free throws. Jones scored on a driving layup and added a free throw, but Ogunbowale made two free throws. Stewart hit a jumper, and Bueckers made two more free throws.

Jones scored again, but the Liberty could not close the gap. Shepard scored on a floater, and Bueckers converted four free throws in the final two minutes. Kuier blocked a Ionescu layup, and Shepard’s layup with 49 seconds left sealed the win.

The most important stretch came in the third quarter when Fudd hit three 3-pointers in a span of 5 minutes, turning a one-point halftime deficit into a double-digit lead. The Wings shot 50 percent from the field in the period and held the Liberty to 5-of-16 shooting.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of New York Liberty 92, Dallas Wings 77. Interstat’s ELO system gave New York an 85.2 percent probability to win. New York was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 7.5. The combined total of 167 points fell below the over/under line of 176.5.