LAS VEGAS — Arike Ogunbowale scored 26 points and the WNBA All-Star team beat the U.S. Olympic team 93-85 on Wednesday night in the league’s All-Star Game.
It wasn’t a typical All-Star Game, with the teams playing hard on both ends of the court for the entire game. Usually not much defense is played until late in the fourth quarter.
The WNBA team led 75-73 midway through the fourth quarter before Ogunbowale’s four-point play extended the advantage to six. The Olympic squad closed to 83-78 before Ogunbowale, who earned MVP honors, hit another 3-pointer and posed to the crowd, which included many current and former WNBA players and team owners.