Overview

• Paige Bueckers still leads all rookies with averages of about 18.5 points, 5.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game and has set multiple historic rookie pace milestones
• Sonia Citron powered Washington to an 88-84 win over Indiana with a 21-point, game-winning effort and has totaled 168 fourth-quarter points, matching the fourth-highest rookie mark
• Citron’s efficiency has stood out with shooting splits above 47% from the floor, nearly 39% from three-point range and 86% from the free-throw line, and she earned a head-to-head victory over Bueckers’s Wings
• Durability has emerged as a voting factor as Citron has started all 31 games and averaged 32.6 minutes, while Bueckers has missed seven contests this season
• Despite BETMGM’s heavy –5000 odds favoring Bueckers, award voters now face a genuine debate between raw production and clutch impact as the regular season closes