Team Stewart outguns Team Wilson behind MVP Jewell Loyd in WNBA All-Star Game

Jewell Loyd scored a game-high 31 factors Saturday evening, all from behind the 3-point line, as Team Stewart outgunned Team Wilson 143-127 to win the WNBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas.

Loyd, the Seattle Storm star who leads the league in scoring at 24.3 per recreation, sank 10 of 21 3-point makes an attempt and likewise hit a 4-pointer in setting a file for many factors within the occasion. She added six assists and was named the sport’s Most Valuable Player.

Brittney Griner (Phoenix) added 18 factors and 13 rebounds for Team Stewart, picked by New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart. Napheesa Collier (Minnesota) tallied 20 factors, whereas Sabrina Ionescu (New York) tallied 18 factors and Kahleah Copper (Chicago) hit for 16.

Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas) pumped in 30 factors for Team Wilson, composed of gamers chosen by Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson. Wilson hit for 20, whereas Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas) scored 18 factors. Rhyne Howard (Atlanta) netted 16 and Cheyenne Parker of Atlanta added 14 factors.

Team Stewart canned 50 % of its discipline purpose makes an attempt and earned a 64-47 benefit in rebounding.

It did not take lengthy for the sport to turn into what most All-Star video games are — a chapter on high-scoring hijinks with protection merely an possibility. Griner dunked simply over six minutes into the sport to present Team Stewart a 23-16 lead, though Plum’s layup lower Team Wilson’s deficit to 29-27 after 1 / 4.

Team Stewart hit the figurative X button within the second quarter for 44 factors. WNBA 3-point capturing champion Ionescu drained three 4-pointers — one spot on every wing about 33 toes out was marked as a 4-pointer — to assist her group take a 73-63 halftime lead.

The margin grew as excessive as 20 late within the third quarter with the assistance of a 3-pointer and a reverse layup by Copper. Parker drew Team Wilson inside 110-93 heading to the fourth quarter when she drilled a 3-pointer as time expired.

Earlier within the day, the WNBA introduced that Phoenix would host subsequent yr’s All-Star Game.

–Field Level Media/Reuters