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Paige Bueckers and Wings best Caitlin Clark’s Fever in battle of WNBA No 1 picks
Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points, Paige Bueckers and Odyssey Sims tallied 20 each, and the Dallas Wings opened the new season with a 107-104 win over the Indiana Fever on Saturday in Indianapolis.
TL;DR
- Dallas Wings defeated Indiana Fever 107-104 in the WNBA season opener.
- Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with 22 points, supported by Paige Bueckers and Odyssey Sims with 20 points each.
- Caitlin Clark scored 20 points for the Fever, while Kelsey Mitchell led all scorers with 30 points.
- The game featured the past four No. 1 WNBA draft picks: Boston, Clark, Bueckers, and Azzi Fudd.
- This was the first WNBA season opener in history where both teams scored over 100 points.
- The Wings secured the win despite missed free throws by Bueckers in the final seconds and a last-second missed three-pointer by the Fever.