Paige Bueckers' stats tonight vs. Caitlin Clark-less Fever had never been done in WNBA history

Billy Heyen

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Paige Bueckers' stats tonight vs. Caitlin Clark-less Fever had never been done in WNBA history image

Cooper Flagg was in the building. Kyrie Irving was in the building. Caitlin Clark was in the building.

None of them were playing, though. Paige Bueckers took advantage of the stage and played a game unlike any in WNBA history.

Bueckers won't be thrilled with the accomplishment because the Wings still lost to the Fever, who got 32 points from Kelsey Mitchell.

But the UConn legend was special.

Bueckers finished with 27 points, six assists, two steals and two blocks. She shot 9-for-18 from the floor, 2-for-3 from 3 and 7-for-7 from the line.

She also didn't turn the ball over.

It's the first time in WNBA history a player has gone for at least 25-5-2-2-0, according to Polymarket Hoops.

Bueckers also drilled a 35-footer at the halftime buzzer.

The Wings will have to keep building up around Paige before they're consistent winners.

But the good news is that Bueckers is the truth, and she's got all of Dallas watching.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle