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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.
The Dallas Wings showed up big on Monday night with a hard-fought 92-82 victory over the defending WNBA champions, the New York Liberty. Paige Bueckers’ standout performance was the driving force behind the Wings holding off a late fourth-quarter rally after building a commanding 30-point lead earlier in the game.
Arike Ogunbowale had 20 points and 14 assists, Paige Bueckers scored 20 points and the Dallas Wings hung on to beat the New York Liberty 92-82 on Monday night despite making only one field goal in the fourth quarter.
One of the big-name spectators who was in attendance for Monday’s clash was UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd, who is rumored to be the girlfriend of Wings rookie Paige Bueckers. Fudd, who was teammates with Bueckers at Connecticut for four years, made her feelings for the latter abundantly clear with a statement shirt for Monday’s game.
The Dallas Wings are playing on the second night of a back-to-back against the New York Liberty on Monday night, the reigning WNBA champions who enter with a 17-7 record. Dallas is coming off a 106-80 loss to reigning MVP A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces, but they were short-handed in that matchup.
Sabrina Ionescu and Paige Bueckers addressed playing against one another on Monday in the Liberty-Wings matchup.
At 7-19 on the season, the Dallas Wings look poised to have the second-worst record in the WNBA for the second season in a row.