Arike Ogunbowale, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese broke WNBA All-Star record as WNBA beat USA Women 117-109 on Saturday night Olympic basketball team.
Dallas Wings sharpshooter Ogunbowale scored 34 points in the second half of the All-Star Game, becoming the highest-scoring player in the All-Star Game. Ogunbowale set the net on fire in the third quarter as it seemed impossible for her to miss. She scored 21 points in the third game and 21 points in the fourth game.
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WNBA’s Arike Ogunbowale #24 plays against the U.S. Women’s Basketball National Team during the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game at Footprint Center on July 20, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona Medium dribble. (Barry Gorsuch/NBAE via Getty Images)
WNBA’s Caitlin Clark #22 reacts during the first half of the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game at the Trail Center on July 20, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
She won the All-Star Game MVP for the second time.
Indiana Heat rookie Clark sets an All-Star Game rookie record for assists. She finished with 10 assists, breaking Shoni Schimmel’s record of eight set in 2014. One step away.
One of Clark’s assists went to Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese, giving fans the moment everyone hoped for between the two rivals.
Angel Reese jokes she could spend ‘a day’ with Kaitlynn Clark as they make All-Star team
Reese also had a great game and naturally had a double-double. She was the first rookie to score a double-double in the All-Star Game. Reese had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Clark and Reese were among the last WNBA players to take the court, which gives us some insight into where the league will go over the next decade or so.
Team USA’s A’ja Wilson (9) drives past WNBA right forward Dilica Hamby ( Dearica Hamby). (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Team USA is sounding the alarm as it prepares for the Paris Olympics.
“No matter who we are, we have to come and compete,” Diana Taurasi, who scored 14 points, told her team after the final buzzer.
Brianna Stewart finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds. Aja Wilson had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Brittney Griner had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Team USA’s Brittany Griner (left) scores past WNBA’s Nikka Ogwumike (right) during the first half of the WNBA All-Star Basketball Game in Phoenix on Saturday, July 20, 2024. . (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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The U.S. plays an exhibition game against Germany on Tuesday before beginning Olympic competition against Japan next week.
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