WNBA All-Star: Sabrina Ionescu sets 3-Point Contest record; Team Aces win Skills Challenge
Sabrina Ionescu wins 3-Point Contest
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu couldn't miss in the final round of the WNBA All-Star 3-Point Contest, scoring WNBA-record 37 points and missing only two shots, on Friday at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.
She was challenged in the first round by Seattle Storm guard Sami Whitcomb's 28 points, but Whitcomb (24 points) and third finalist Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale (11 points) fell short of Ionescu's blazing round.
3-Point Contest first round
Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington: 18 points (eliminated)
Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale: 21 points
Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell: 15 points (eliminated)
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu: 26 points
Seattle Storm guard Sami Whitcomb: 28 points
Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young: 15 points (eliminated)
3-Point Contest final round
Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale: 11 points
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu: 37 points
Seattle Storm guard Sami Whitcomb: 24 points
Team Aces win Skills Challenge
Team Aces of Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum held off the other super-team of Team Liberty in the final of the Skills Challenge in a timed skills course to set the tone in Las Vegas this weekend. Gray and Plum beat Sabrina Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot's time in the final round by 13 seconds after Gray's blazing run through the final course.
In the first round, Team Dream (Allisha Gray and Cheyenne Parker) and Team Wings (Arike Ogunbowale and Satou Sabally) were eliminated early.
Skills Challenge first round
Team Dream (Atlanta): Allisha Gray and Cheyenne Parker, 58.7 seconds
Team Wings (Dallas): Arike Ogunbowale and Satou Sabally, 52.6 seconds
Team Liberty (New York): Sabrina Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot, 47.8 seconds (eliminates Dream)
Team Aces (Las Vegas): Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum, 45.9 seconds (eliminates Wings)
Skills Challenge final round
Team Liberty (New York): Sabrina Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot, 58 seconds
Team Aces (Las Vegas): Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum, 45 seconds
