Ogunbowale's 45 lifts Wings in OT classic — SkimNews
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- Arike Ogunbowale scored 45 points, a WNBA playoff record, leading the Dallas Wings to a 108-100 overtime win over the Golden State Valkyries in Game 2 of their first-round series.
- Ogunbowale hit a game-tying corner 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left in regulation off a Paige Bueckers pass, then opened overtime with two 3-pointers to put Dallas ahead for good at 103-100 with 1:46 remaining.
- Ogunbowale scored 22 points across the fourth quarter and overtime (11 each), topping her previous playoff best of 24 and her overall career high of 41.
- Paige Bueckers struggled at 3-for-13 from the field but assisted on both of Ogunbowale's clutch 3-pointers, finishing with 10 points and four assists.
- Gabby Williams scored a career-high 36 points for Golden State but missed all six of her shots in the final 1:31 of overtime; the Valkyries shot just 2-of-12 in the extra period.
- Alysha Clark tied her playoff career high with 21 points and Aziaha James added 13 for Dallas, which forced a deciding Game 3 on Friday night in San Francisco.
Why it matters: The win keeps Dallas alive in a series they appeared headed to lose after dropping Game 1 by 24 points, forcing a deciding Game 3 on the road Friday. Golden State, in just its second season as a franchise, was on the verge of its first-ever playoff series victory before Ogunbowale's record-setting performance flipped the matchup.
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