Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings opened the second half of the WNBA season on Tuesday in Seattle. The Wings looked to end a four-game road trip in their first game after the All-Star break.

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The long-anticipated matchup between Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers wasn't much ... with 13 assists and five steals. Bueckers finished with 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting. Here's the full box score from Sunday's game: Clark is averaging 16.9 points ...

Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points including four 3-pointers, Paige Bueckers had 14 points for her 19th straight double-digit game to begin her career, and the Dallas Wings beat the short-handed Seattle Storm 87-63 on Tuesday night.

In 2024, Clark overcame those challenges to become an All-Star starter and Rookie of the Year award winner. One year later, Bueckers can check the All-Star starter box, and she's building a case to earn Rookie of the Year honors in a talented class of first-year players.

In 18 starts during the regular season, Bueckers has averaged 18.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.1 steals over 34.9 minutes per game. She's shooting 44.9% from the field, 32.8% from three-point range, and 84.4% from the charity stripe.

DALLAS — Reid Ouse had never seen Paige Bueckers so frustrated. In the short time he’d been her skills development coach, Ouse had known an 18-year-old who had mastered emotional regulation.

Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky battled Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings on Wednesday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

DALLAS — Reid Ouse had never seen Paige Bueckers so frustrated. In the short time he’d been her skills development coach, Ouse had known an 18-year-old who had mastered emotional regulation.