Ogunbowale and Shepard Lead Wings over Fever 91-85 on Off Shooting Night for Bueckers and Clark
Arike Ogunbowale scored 32 points and Jessica Shepard added 26 as Dallas used a strong defensive effort to hand Indiana its fifth straight loss.
- On Thursday, Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-high 32 points and Jessica Shepard added a career-best 26 as the Dallas Wings defeated the Indiana Fever 91-85, ending Indiana's five-game winning streak.
- With this win, Dallas improved to 21-16 and sits in eighth place, while the Fever dropped to 24-13 and missed their first chance to set a franchise record for victories, holding at 24.
- Tensions flared between stars Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers when they became tangled during the game; Bueckers told Clark to "calm down" after the exchange escalated.
- Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points, extending her WNBA record to 21 consecutive games with at least 20 points and making all 15 of her free throws.
- All eight playoff teams face critical matchups before the league takes a three-week break for the FIBA Basketball tournament, with seeding races intensifying over the next week.
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Arike Ogunbowale nets 32 as Wings halt Fever win streak at 5
Arike Ogunbowale scored 32 points and Jessica Shepard added a career-high 26 as the host Dallas Wings took charge in the third quarter and defeated the Indiana Fever 91-85 on Thursday at American Airlines Center, the Wings' home away from home. The Wings led by five points after three quarters of the back-and-forth clash. Dallas
Paige Bueckers grabs Caitlin Clark’s arm, draws foul in tense moment before halftime of Wings win over Fever
Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers added another memorable moment to their growing on-court rivalry Thursday night, this time in the closing seconds of the first half of Dallas’ eventual 91-85 win over Indiana.With less than 10 seconds remaining in the second quarter, Clark controlled the ball as Bueckers played defense. Bueckers then wrapped up Clark’s left arm in an effort to stop the possession before halftime. The Wings notably had a foul to g…
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Popular WNBA stars Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers are arguably the two most popular players in the league, but that doesn’t mean they always get along. The Dallas Wings scored a major home victory over the Indiana Fever on Thursday night. However, the most memorable moment of the game featured tension between the two stars. […] The post Paige Bueckers Tells Caitlin Clark To “Calm Down” After Tense Play appeared first on HEAVY.
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Ogunbowale and Shepard lead Wings over Fever 91-85 on off shooting night for Bueckers and Clark
Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-high 32 points, Jessica Shepard added a career-best 26 and the Dallas Wings beat Indiana 91-85, ending the Fever’s five-game winning streak.
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