Staley, USA fall to WNBA All-Stars, 93-85
Jul 14, 2021 10:03 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) Arike Ogunbowale scored 26 points and the WNBA All-Star team beat the U.S. Olympic team 93-85 on Wednesday night in the league’s All-Star Game.
It wasn’t a typical All-Star Game, with the two teams playing hard on both ends of the court for the entire game. Usually there isn’t much defense played until late in the fourth quarter.
The WNBA team led 75-73 midway through the fourth quarter before Ogunbowale had a four-point play to extend the advantage to six. The Olympic squad closed within 83-78 before Ogunbowale, who earned MVP honors for the game, hit another 3-pointer and posed to the crowd, which included many current and former WNBA players and team owners.
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CHICAGO (July 14, 2021) – Chicago Sky Guard Allie Quigley made nine of her last 10 shots to win her third WNBA MTN DEW Three-Point Contest title at halftime of AT&T WNBA All-Star 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
“I promise this is the last time I’m doing this,” said Quigley. “I’m so thankful for Chicago, my home, and just so happy to be there.”
In the first round of this year’s competition, Quigley scored 28 points to advance to the championship round alongside Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones, who finished with an initial 27. Jones went first in the final round and scored 24 points, which Quigley followed with a 28-point performance to win the event.
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Ogunbowale, Jonquel Jones lead WNBA All-Stars over U.S. Olympic team 93-85
Team WNBA s Jonquel Jones of the Connecticut Sun drives into Brittney Griner of the U.S. Olympic team during the first half of the WNBA All-Star game Wednesday in Las Vegas. Jones had 18 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, three steals and a blocked shot to help lift the WNBA All-Stars to a 93-85 victory. (John Locher/AP Photo)
LAS VEGAS (AP) â Arike Ogunbowale put on a show against the U.S. national team, handing the Olympic squad a rare loss.
The game s MVP scored 26 points to help the WNBA All-Star team beat the U.S. Olympic team 93-85 on Wednesday night.
Ogunbowale downplayed that she was trying to make a statement for not making the team headed to Tokyo next week.
âI think that shows that out of 144 players everybodyâs good,â she said. âWe wanted to get Team USA ready for Tokyo. They are representing all of us.â
It wasnât a typical All-Star Game, with the teams playing hard on both ends of the court for the entire game from the start. Usually there isnât much defense played until late in the fourth quarter.