Arike Ogunbowale, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese broke WNBA All-Star Game records and the WNBA team defeated the U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball Team, 117-109, on Saturday night.
Dallas Wings shooter Ogunbowale scored an All-Star Game-high 34 points, all of which came in the second half. Ogunbowale was hot in the net in the third quarter and didn’t seem to tolerate any mistakes. She scored 21 points in the third quarter and the rest in the fourth quarter.
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Arike Ogunbowale, number 24 of Team WNBA, dribbles the ball during a game against the United States women’s basketball national team during the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game at the Footprint Center on July 20, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
Team WNBA’s Caitlin Clark #22 reacts during the first half of the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game at the Footprint Center on July 20, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Alex Suritz/Getty Images)
She was named All-Star Game MVP.
Clark, a rookie for the Indiana Fever, set the record for most assists by a rookie in an All-Star Game. She recorded 10 assists, breaking the previous record of eight set by Shaunie Schimel in 2014. Clark was one shy of Sue Bird’s single-game assist record of 11.
One of Clark’s assists went to Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese, giving fans the matchup they’d all been hoping for between the two competitors.
Angel Reese jokes that she’ll be friends with All-Star teammate Caitlin Clark “for one day”
Reese also had a solid game and unsurprisingly recorded a double-double, becoming the first rookie to do so in an All-Star Game. Reese finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Clark and Reese were the last WNBA players to take the court, offering a brief glimpse into the league’s future for the next decade or so.
Team USA’s A’ja Wilson (9) passes Team WNBA’s Dearika Hamby (right front) during the first half of the WNBA All-Star basketball game, Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The U.S. team received a bit of a wake-up call as they prepared for the Paris Olympics.
“We’ve got to go out there and compete, no matter who we’re playing,” Diana Taurasi, who had 14 points, told her team after the final buzzer sounded.
Breanna Stewart led the team with 31 points and 10 rebounds. A’ja Wilson had 22 points and six rebounds. Brittney Griner added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Team USA’s Brittney Griner (left) scores past Team WNBA’s Nneka Ogwumike (right) during the first half of the WNBA All-Star basketball game, Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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The U.S. team plays an exhibition match against Germany on Tuesday before opening its Olympic schedule against Japan next week.
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