2024-07-21 13:45:02
Game Recap: Boston, Clark, Mitchell, Team WNBA Defeat Team USA in 2024 WNBA All-Star Game
Sun, Jul 21, 2024, 4:20 AM
PHOENIX – In the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game, Team WNBA prevailed against the USA Women’s National Team, 117-109, as Fever players Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell combined for 21 points and 12 assists on Saturday night at Footprint Center.
In 14 minutes of playing time, Mitchell recorded 13 points, nine of which came from the third quarter, two steals and one assist in her second-consecutive WNBA All-Star appearance. With roughly three minutes left in the third quarter, Mitchell hit a 3-point field goal to put Team WNBA ahead, 72-65, followed with a made layup as she ran down the floor in transition, fueling her team’s 17-7 run. As the final seconds of the third quarter ticked down, Mitchell made a buzzer-beater field goal, keeping her team in the lead, 88-79.
In her WNBA All-Star debut, Clark became only the third rookie in franchise history to start an All-Star Game, joining Tamika Catchings (2002) and Boston (2023). In Clark’s 26 minutes of play, she tied the second most assists recorded in a WNBA All-Star Game with a game-high 10 assists, five of which came from the second quarter alone, along with four points and two steals. In her second-consecutive All-Star Game, Boston came off the bench and tallied four points, two rebounds and one assist.
Team WNBA led by as much as 20 points, 106-86, at the midway point in the final quarter. They outscored Team USA in bench points, 54-37; paint points, 52-50; and fastbreak points, 16-10.
Dallas Wings guard and Team WNBA All-Star Arike Ogunbowale was crowned the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game MVP after recording a WNBA All-Star record for most points scored in a game with 34, all of which came from the second half.
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