PHOENIX, AZ – In a game that was billed as the unofficial Caitlyn Clark showcase vs the team that snubbed her, Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale stole the show in scoring a record-high 34 points to help lead Team NBA over Paris-bound Team USA, 117-109
in front of a sellout crowd of 16,000-plus and a growing global audience of many more, Ogunbowale put on a one-woman show iin exploding for 32 second-half points, highlighted by a 21-point third-quarter outburst, after scoring two in the first half.
For the game, the 5’8 former Notre Dame Milwaukee-born standout shot 10-20 from the field including going 8-13 from three-point range, en route to her second WNBA All-Star Game MVP.
The aforementioned Reese, one-half of the WNBA’s growth globally alongside Clark, becuase the first rookie to record a double-double in All-Star Game history in scoring 12 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Clark, in her much-anticipated All-Star debut, scored four points, while dissing out 10 assists in 26 minutes of action, while shooting 2-9 from the field.
Seattle Storm forward Brenna Stewart led Team USA with 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while shooting 10-21 from the field in 31 minutes of action.
Las Vegas Aces forward Aja Wilson added 22 points and six assists.