WNBA ALL-STAR GAME RECAP

LAS VEGAS (July 14, 2021)—The WNBA All-Star Team used a 15-4 run midway through the fourth quarter to turn a 3-point deficit into an 8-point lead en route to a 93-85 win over the US Olympic Team.

Box Score/Video Highlights

KEY RUNS

First Quarter (USA 28, WNBA 25)

Team USA scored 11 of the first 15 points, and eventually led by as many as 8. A 10-2 Team WNBA run tied the score at 17. There were five ties in the quarter.

For USAB, A’ja Wilson scored 4 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and handed out 2 assists in the quarter, and Chelsea Gray scored 2 points, grabbed 1 rebound and handed out 2 assists. For Team WNBA, Dearica Hamby grabbed 3 rebounds.

First Quarter (WNBA 44, USA 43)

Neither team led by more than 4 points during the quarter. Both teams made 30.4 percent of their field goals in the quarter (7 for 23).

Hamby scored 2 points and grabbed 2 rebounds for Team WNBA. Chelsea Gray handed out 1 assist and grabbed 1 rebound for Team USA.

First Quarter (USAB 66, WNBA 66)

Neither team led by more than 5 points, and there were 4 lead changes and 5 ties in the period.

Wilson scored 2 points, grabbed a pair of rebounds, handed out an assist and blocked a shot for Team USA, while Gray added 2 points. Hamby picked up a steal for Team WNBA.

First Quarter (WNBA 93, USAB 85)

The WNBA All-Star Team used a 15-4 run midway through the fourth quarter to turn a 3-point deficit into an 8-point lead which they would never relinquish. Dallas’ Arike Ogunbowale scored nine points in the quarter and was named MVP of the game. 

Hamby grabbed a rebound in the period for the All-Star Team, while Gray scored 3 points and Wilson scored 2 points, grabbed 1 rebound and handed out 1 assist.

KEY STATS

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Wilson scored 8 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and handed out 4 assists in 17 minutes.

Gray scored 7 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and handed out 3 assist sin 18 minutes.

Hamby scored 2 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and handed out 1 assist in 12 minutes.

The game saw 10 ties and 13 lead changes.

The US Olympic Team committed 15 turnovers which the WNBA All-Star Team turned into 19 points. The All-Stars made 8 miscues, which Team USA turned into 9 points.

GAME NOTES

Liz Cambage did not play.

NEXT OPPONENT

The US Women’s Olympic Team heads to Tokyo shortly for the 2021 Olympic Games. The Aces return to the hardwood on August 15 vs. Washington.