Jewell Loyd set a WNBA All-Star Game record with 31 points and a WNBA record for any game with 10 combined threes and fours in what was an MVP performance, and her team, Team Stewart, defeated Team Wilson 143-127 Saturday night at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.
Loyd (10-of-21 from distance) was double-teamed by Team Wilson on a late possession when she was two shy of the previous ASG scoring record (30 set by Maya Moore and Kelsey Plum). Plum and three of her Aces teammates were on Team Wilson Saturday night and did not want Loyd to take away the record.
Loyd missed a three while double-teamed, but Brittney Griner, who started in the All-Star Game less than a year after returning from her wrongful detainment in Russia, grabbed the rebound and got it back out to Loyd for a right-wing three that broke the record.
Loyd added six assists and four rebounds to her stat line while 3-point Contest champion Sabrina Ionescu added 18 points, eight helpers and six boards for Team Stewart and Griner was good for 18 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks.
Captain Breanna Stewart helped her team’s cause with nine points, nine assists and six rebounds. Teammate Nneka Ogwumike posted six points, 11 boards and five helpers and teammate Napheesa Collier registered 20 points.
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