ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 Arike Ogunbowale put together one of the biggest playoff performances in Dallas Wings history Wednesday night, pouring in 45 points to lead Dallas to a 108-100 victory over the Golden State Valkyries.<\/p>\n
The win keeps the Wings\u2019 season alive and ties the best-of-three first-round playoff series at 1-1.<\/p>\n
Ogunbowale took over when Dallas needed her most.<\/p>\n
With the Wings trailing 93-90 and just 4.1 seconds left in regulation, Ogunbowale knocked down a clutch 3-pointer to send the game into overtime.<\/p>\n
Then she went right back to work.<\/p>\n
Ogunbowale opened overtime with another 3-pointer and continued to attack as Dallas built control of the extra period. She hit another big shot with 1:46 remaining to give the Wings a 103-100 lead before Dallas closed out the Valkyries at the free-throw line.<\/p>\n
Her 45-point performance set a WNBA playoff scoring record and marked a career postseason high.<\/p>\n
Alysha Clark added 21 points for Dallas, while Aziaha James finished with 13. Golden State received a huge performance from Gabby Williams, who scored 36 points.<\/p>\n
Paige Bueckers had a difficult shooting night, finishing with 10 points on 3-of-13 shooting, but the Wings received enough production from the rest of the roster to force a deciding Game 3.<\/p>\n
Now the series heads back to the Bay Area.<\/p>\n
Game 3 is Friday in San Francisco, with the winner advancing to the next round of the WNBA playoffs.<\/p>\n
For the Wings, Wednesday night was about one thing: finding a way to survive.<\/p>\n
And Ogunbowale made sure they did.<\/p>\n
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