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Bueckers Delivers 16-and-8 as Wings Snap Skid With 81-80 Win Over Fever

Her performance came against an Indiana side still without Caitlin Clark, who has been sidelined by a groin injury.

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Overview

  • The Dallas Wings defeated the Indiana Fever 81-80 on Tuesday, ending a five-game losing streak and improving to 9-24 on the season.
  • Rookie Paige Bueckers scored 16 points and dished eight assists while playing through back tightness, extending her streak of double-digit scoring games to 26.
  • Maddy Siegrist tied her career high with 22 points and Li Yueru added 20 off the bench, providing the key spark that propelled Dallas to victory.
  • Indiana remains without Caitlin Clark, who has now missed 20 games with a groin injury and has no set timetable for her return.
  • Sonia Citron’s consistent double-figure scoring has tightened the Rookie of the Year race, challenging Bueckers’s previously assumed runaway lead.