WNBA · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Dallas Wings First Basket Stats
How often the Dallas Wings win the opening tip and score the game's first basket, who scores it for them, and from which position. Built from every tracked WNBA game.
- The Dallas Wings win the opening tip 40.4% of the time (47 games).
- The Dallas Wings score the game's first basket 55.3% of the time (47 games).
- When the Dallas Wings win the tip, they score the first basket 73.7% of the time (19 games).
- At home, the Dallas Wings score the first basket 56.5% of the time (23 games); on the road, 54.2% (24 games).
- Guards score 53.8% of first baskets for the Dallas Wings and forwards 46.2% (26 games).
- Paige Bueckers has the most first baskets for the Dallas Wings: 8 in 45 starts (17.8%).
| Player | First baskets | Starts | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paige BueckersG | 8 | 45 | 17.8% |
| Awak KuierF | 4 | 29 | 13.8% |
| Alanna SmithF | 3 | 18 | 16.7% |
| Azzi FuddG | 3 | 24 | 12.5% |
| Jessica ShepardF | 3 | 45 | 6.7% |
| Position | First baskets | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Guards | 14 | 53.8% |
| Forwards | 12 | 46.2% |
More first basket stats
- NBA and WNBA first basket stats: the league leaders, every team, and how often the tip winner scores first
- Dallas Wings in FirstIQ: the team page, with its games, roster and first basket rates by player
- First basket picks today: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free
Dallas Wings first basket questions
The Dallas Wings have scored the game's first basket in 55.3% of their tracked games (47 games).
When they win the opening tip, they score first 73.7% of the time (19 games).
The Dallas Wings have won the opening tip in 40.4% of their tracked games (47 games). The team that wins the tip gets the first possession, which is why a first basket pick starts with the jump ball.
Paige Bueckers, with 8 first baskets in 45 starts, followed by Awak Kuier (4) and Alanna Smith (3). The table on this page has each player's first baskets, starts and rate.
On the first basket picks page: the model's pick for every game today, one of them free, with every finished game graded.