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WNBA rookies Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark have officially proven they can compete against Olympians.
Reese posted a double-double, while Clark led Team WNBA with 10 assists, during a 117-109 victory over the USA Basketball Women’s National Team during the WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona.
Here’s a look at the top plays from Reese and Clark on Saturday night.
First quarter
Reese grabbed an offensive rebound and scored for her first points of the night in the final seconds of the quarter:
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Offensive board, then the 🪣
Vintage @Reese10Angel #skytown | #WNBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/XxfUH4m56u
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First points for Angel Reese and she gives Team W the lead to end the quarter 🔥@ATT #WNBAAllStar Game | ABC pic.twitter.com/vF8hcgLWdq
Second quarter
Clark set up New York Liberty star Jonquel Jones:
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Caitlin Clark drops a dime to Jonquel Jones for the bucket 🪙 pic.twitter.com/WCioKfyniH
Reese encouraged Clark to shoot from behind the arc:
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Angel Reese wanted Caitlin to launch this three 😂#WNBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/bKtOqDpAgv
Clark connected with Fever teammate Aaliyah Boston to cut into Team USA’s first-half lead:
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Caitlin Clark to Aliyah Boston for the jumper 😄 pic.twitter.com/C4zmo3Tus4
Third quarter
Clark dished out passes on her way to breaking the rookie record for most assists made in an All-Star Game:
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Caitlin Clark has broken the rookie record for most assists in an All-Star Game with 9 on this dish to Arike Ogunbowale. 👏 pic.twitter.com/VN1xxHSfS8
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the pocket pass from Caitlin Clark 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/3xG9Lx3QvB
Fourth quarter
Clark marked her 10th assist of the night while feeding Reese for a layup to stretch Team WNBA’s lead to nine points in the fourth quarter:
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The moment we’ve all been waiting for 🤩
The arena goes wild after Caitlin Clark dimes Angel Reese for the bucket @ATT #WNBAAllStar | ABC pic.twitter.com/QSMuYOw3bP
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🔥 https://t.co/OmHBiZ8O2p pic.twitter.com/sJYEKhova3
Reese finished off her double-double with a layup to maintain Team WNBA’s lead in the final minutes:
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lol of COURSE Angel gets a double-double in the All-Star Game#skytown | #WNBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/roGt4c0uYL
It was a memorable night for fans, for more reasons than the final score. Reese traded her shoes to a young fan in exchange for candy:
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Angel Reese walks off the court, slips her shoes off and gives them to a young fan holding a “reese’s trade” sign for her
Angel signed the kicks & the kid kept the candy ❤️@FanDuel | #WNBAALLSTAR pic.twitter.com/YiXapQl82N
Clark had her own notable moment on the sideline when she spoke with the family of late NBA legend Kobe Bryant:
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Caitlin Clark shares a moment with the Bryant family 🧡 pic.twitter.com/JyMPjWHRMX
Reese finished the night with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting. She added 11 rebounds as the first rookie in WNBA history to record an All-Star Game double-double, per StatMamba. Clark meanwhile contributed four points on 2-for-9 shooting while racking up 10 assists in the win.
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