Bueckers is now averaging 18.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists during her rookie campaign. She is shooting 45.0% from the floor and 32.9% from the three-point line. She also recorded a double-double in late May against the Minnesota Lynx.

The Dallas Wings showed up big on Monday night with a hard-fought 92-82 victory over the defending WNBA champions, the New York Liberty. Paige Bueckers’ standout performance was the driving force behind the Wings holding off a late fourth-quarter rally after building a commanding 30-point lead earlier in the game.

The backcourt duo of rookie Paige Bueckers and veteran Arike Ogunbowale combined for 40 points as the Wings shot 46% from the floor and soared to a 27-point halftime lead. With the win, Dallas is one victory away from matching its total from 2024, when the team finished 9-31.

Ogunbowale was even more impressive. The four-time All-Star made WNBA history by registering a 15-point, 10-assist double-double in the first half. Ogunbowale finished with 20 points, a career-high 14 assists, a steal and two triples.

Paige Bueckers showed once again why the Dallas Wings' future is bright with a 92-82 win over the New York Liberty on Monday evening.

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Azzi Fudd was at Paige Bueckers’ Dallas Wings again on Monday night. She just wasn’t in a noticeable seat like courtside. Fudd, 22, and Bueckers, 23, helped lead the UConn Huskies to their first national championship since 2016,