dallasweekly.news chose Arike Ogunbowale for Player of the Night after she scored a season-high 32 points in the Dallas Wings' 91-85 win over the Indiana Fever at American Airlines Center.
ESPN's box score has Ogunbowale at 12-for-22 from the field, 2-for-6 from three, and 6-for-7 at the line in 35 minutes, with two rebounds, three assists, and one steal. CBS Sports' box matches that line.
The Associated Press framed the night around two headline guards who could not shoot: Caitlin Clark finished with 10 points on 4-for-15 and nine assists, and Paige Bueckers had 13 on 5-for-16 with eight assists. Combined, those former No. 1 picks were 9-for-31, the AP noted.
Streak snapped, quarters flipped
Indiana arrived on a five-game winning streak, the AP reported, and left without extending it. ESPN's quarter board shows Indiana up 22-18 after one. Dallas took the second 24-20, the third 24-19, and the fourth 25-24. Ogunbowale's volume scoring across those last three periods is the Player of the Night case in Anna's shorter cut.
Kelsey Mitchell still poured in 37 points, including 21 before halftime, and set a WNBA record by scoring at least 20 in a 21st consecutive game, per the AP. She went 4-for-7 from three and 15-for-15 at the line in that recap. Dallas had Jessica Shepard's career-high 26 alongside Ogunbowale's 32; together they scored 58 of the Wings' 91.
Context on both benches
The AP said it was Dallas' first game after the club announced that Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, will miss the rest of the season after arthroscopic surgery on her right knee. ESPN listed the Wings at 21-16 and the Fever at 24-13.
