Bueckers hot in return, explodes for 35 in loss

PHOENIX -- Satou Sabally had 20 points and 10 rebounds against her erstwhile team, Alyssa Thomas added 11 points and 10 assists, and the Phoenix Mercury bushed the Dallas Wings 93-80 connected Wednesday nighttime to spoil Paige Bueckers' 35-point performance.

Bueckers, who returned aft missing 4 games owed to concussion protocol and an illness, made her archetypal six shots of the crippled and finished 13-of-19 from the field. She became the 4th rookie successful Dallas past to people 30-plus points successful a azygous game, with Arike Ogunbowale the past to bash it successful 2019.

But the remainder of the Wings combined to spell 16-of-48 (33%) from the field.

Kitija Laksa had 14 points and 4 3-pointers for Phoenix (7-4). Kathryn Westbeld scored each 11 of her points successful the archetypal fractional and Lexi Held besides finished with 11 points.

DiJonai Carrington added 11 points and 8 rebounds for Dallas (1-10). Ogunbowale was conscionable 2-of-10 shooting for 10 points.

Bueckers went 8-of-10 from the tract successful the archetypal half, with 3 3-pointers and 3 escaped throws, to people 22 of Dallas' 36 points. Her 35 points topped her erstwhile vocation precocious of 21 for an full game.

Sabally scored 10 of her points successful the 3rd 4th arsenic the Mercury led 67-57.