Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale, the Dallas Wings‘ two star guards, faced off in the second round in Unrivaled’s 1-on-1 tournament.
Bueckers took home bragging rights with a 12-4 win over her veteran teammate to move on to the third round. The matchup came after No. 1 seed Bueckers defeated the Aces Kate Martin in the first round. No. 4 seed Ogunbowale took care of business against Brittney Sykes in the opening round.
In the matchup of Wings’ All-Stars, Ogunbowale took an early 4-0 lead before Bueckers came back to tie it with a difficult turnaround jumper from the baseline.
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It was all Bueckers from there as she shut out Ogunbowale the rest of the contest to advance.
Bueckers’ run in the tournament ended in her next game, losing the quarterfinal against the Aces’ Chelsea Gray.
See highlights from the whole Bueckers-Ogunbowale game below:
New Wings head coach Jose Fernandez was also named to the team’s coaching staff.
The matchup will take place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, April 30 at 6:00 p.m.