MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former TCU star and Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles had 24 points, seven rebounds, and six assists; Kayla McBride added 22 points. The Minnesota Lynx used a big first half to cruise past the Dallas Wings 100-76 on Tuesday night for their eighth straight victory. Natasha Ho ward scored 21 points, and Courtney Williams added 16 for Minnesota (10-2), which became the first WNBA team to reach 10 wins this season. McBride made four of Minnesota’s seven 3-pointers. Paige Bueckers led Dallas (7-4) with 23 points. Arike Ogunbowale added 16 points, and Jessica Shepard had 12 points and nine rebounds. Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, finished with six points on 2-of-12 shooting. Four of Minnesota’s starters reached double-figure scoring by halftime. Howard and Miles each had 14 points, and McBride and Williams each added 12 to help the Lynx lead 58-38. Minnesota made 23 of 32 (72%) field goals in the first half, including 6 of 8 3-pointers. The Lynx led 75-60 entering the fourth, with 71 points coming from their starters. Williams made a basket with 30.7 seconds left to put Minnesota at the 100-point mark for the third time this season. The teams combined to make 26 straight free throws before a miss with 56.8 seconds left in the fourth. Up next Phoenix Mercury (4-9, 3-5 Western Conference) at Dallas Wings (7-4, 3-2 Western Conference) in Arlington, Texas; Thursday, 8 p.m. CST BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury visits the Dallas Wings after Alyssa Thomas scored 22 points in the Mercury’s 87-81 loss to the Golden State Valkyries. Dallas leads the Western Conference with 12.1 fast break points. Phoenix is 3-6 against opponents with a winning record. Dallas is shooting 45.2% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points lower than the 45.8% Phoenix allows to opponents. Phoenix averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Dallas allows. The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Paige Bueckers is averaging 18.7 points and 5.8 assists for the Wings. Arike Ogunbowale is averaging 14.9 points and 3.2 assists over the past 10 games. Thomas is averaging 15.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.8 steals for the Mercury. Jovana Nogic is averaging 10.6 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Wings: 6-4, averaging 86.3 points, 33.8 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.6 points per game. Mercury: 3-7, averaging 79.9 points, 32.1 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 8.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.7 points. INJURIES: Wings: Odyssey Sims: day to day (ankle), Awak Kuier: out (wrist). Mercury: Sami Whitcomb: out (knee). Minnesota plays at Las Vegas on Saturday. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. ...read more read less