Sport Recap: Boston, Clark, Mitchell, Staff WNBA Defeat Staff USA in 2024 WNBA All-Star Sport

PHOENIX – Within the 2024 WNBA All-Star Sport, Staff WNBA prevailed towards the USA Ladies’s Nationwide Staff, 117-109, as Fever gamers Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell mixed for 21 factors and 12 assists on Saturday night time at Footprint Middle.

In 14 minutes of enjoying time, Mitchell recorded 13 factors, 9 of which got here from the third quarter, two steals and one help in her second-consecutive WNBA All-Star look. With roughly three minutes left within the third quarter, Mitchell hit a 3-point subject objective to place Staff WNBA forward, 72-65, adopted with a made layup as she ran down the ground in transition, fueling her staff’s 17-7 run. As the ultimate seconds of the third quarter ticked down, Mitchell made a buzzer-beater subject objective, conserving her staff within the lead, 88-79.

In her WNBA All-Star debut, Clark grew to become solely the third rookie in franchise historical past to start out an All-Star Sport, becoming a member of 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 Sport with a game-high 10 assists, 5 of which got here from the second quarter alone, together with 4 factors and two steals. In her second-consecutive All-Star Sport, Boston got here off the bench and tallied 4 factors, two rebounds and one help.

Staff WNBA led by as a lot as 20 factors, 106-86, on the halfway level within the ultimate quarter. They outscored Staff USA in bench factors, 54-37; paint factors, 52-50; and fastbreak factors, 16-10.

Dallas Wings guard and Staff WNBA All-Star Arike Ogunbowale was topped the 2024 WNBA All-Star Sport MVP after recording a WNBA All-Star document for many factors scored in a recreation with 34, all of which got here from the second half.

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