Overview

• Dallas snapped a seven-game losing streak with an 80-71 win over the Golden State Valkyries to improve to 2-11, the league’s worst record.
• Bueckers recorded 20 points, four rebounds, two assists and four steals in the victory, raising her season averages to 17.7 points and 5.7 assists per game.
• Golden State played without four key contributors who are competing at EuroBasket, a deficit coach Chris Koclanes said Dallas capitalized on after a late lineup tweak.
• Off the court, Bueckers threw the ceremonial first pitch at Globe Life Field before the Texas Rangers’ game against the Royals.
• Teammate DiJonai Carrington led bench celebrations for Bueckers at the ballpark, highlighting the growing camaraderie during Dallas’s rebuild.