In their very first competition in the WNBA, Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark set up beast stat lines.
INDIANAPOLIS– Caitlin Clark had 14 factors, 13 aids and a career-high-tying 5 swipes, Kelsey Mitchell racked up 20 factors and the Indiana High temperature defeated novice Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings 102-83 on Sunday in the very first competition in between the previous 2 No. 1 total choices in the WNBA draft.
Bueckers made 9 of 15 from the area and completed with 21 factors, 4 rebounds and 4 aids.
Clark, on a mins constraint in her 3rd video game back from lower-body injuries, had her 2nd job video game with at the very least 10 factors, 10 aids and 5 swipes and came to be simply the 5th gamer in WNBA background with numerous such video games.
The High temperature had a franchise-record-tying 30 aids.
Indiana (11-10) racked up 64 first-half factors– one of the most in a fifty percent in the WNBA this period– to take an 18-point introduce halftime. Aari McDonald struck a 3-pointer that provided the High temperature the lead forever 33 secs right into the 2nd quarter– the very first of their 36 factors in the duration on 16-of-21 capturing.
Li Yueru racked up 16 factors on 8-of-11 capturing, JJ Quinerly included 13, and Aziaha James 11 for the Wings (6-16). Arike Ogunbowale returned from a thumb injury and went 0 for 10 from the area and completed with 2 factors.
Natasha Howard had 18 factors, Aliyah Boston racked up 17, and Sophie Cunningham racked up 13 for Indiana.
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