Wings, Paige Bueckers and Teammate
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SB Nation on MSNWings Things: Dallas Wings topple defending WNBA champion New York Liberty, 92-82
Arike Ogunbowale tied the Dallas Wings’ franchise record with 14 assists and scored a team-high 20 points in the win over the New York Liberty.
Ogunbowale was even more impressive. The four-time All-Star made WNBA history by registering a 15-point, 10-assist double-double in the first half. Ogunbowale finished with 20 points, a career-high 14 assists, a steal and two triples.
Clearly, the Liberty are the better team this season. Being able to pull off such an upset is great for the mood in Dallas and gives a preview of what could come in the future. With Bueckers and Ogunbowale leading the way, the Wings seem to be heading in the right direction.
On top of all that, the rookie broke another WNBA record. With 17 games remaining on the season, she surpassed Alana Beard, Arike Ogunbowale, Caitlin Clark, and Cappie Pondexter for the most 20-point, 2-steal games by a rookie guard in WNBA history.
Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings take on a WNBA contender for the second straight night on Monday, when they play host to Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty.
The New York Liberty (17-7) heads down south to take on the youthful Dallas Wings (7-19) in this Monday night WNBA matchup.
The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on ESPN. Fans looking to watch this WNBA game can do so for free by using DIRECTV, which offers a free trial, or FuboTV, which also offers a free trial and up to $25 off your first month. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.
Bueckers is now averaging 18.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists during her rookie campaign. She is shooting 45.0% from the floor and 32.9% from the three-point line. She also recorded a double-double in late May against the Minnesota Lynx.