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07/25 21:48 CDT Jones and Clark help Team Spoon beat Team Coop 129-122 in the
WNBA All-Star Game
Jones and Clark help Team Spoon beat Team Coop 129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game
By JAY COHEN
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Jonquel Jones had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists,
helping Caitlin Clark and Team Spoon outlast Marina Mabrey and Team Coop
129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday night.
Dominique Malonga had a first-half dunk for Team Coop, but Team Spoon had eight
players score in double figures in an All-Star Game that featured 127 3-point
attempts and very little defense. Allisha Gray had 19 points for Team Spoon,
and Clark finished with 17.
The WNBA celebrated its 30th season by holding its first All-Star Game in
Chicago since 2022. This time, the marquee event was played in front of a
record crowd of 19,783 at the United Center instead of the smaller Wintrust
Arena in downtown Chicago, a sign of how much the league has grown.
Jones, a 32-year-old center for the New York Liberty, was named MVP. Nneka
Ogwumike scored 11 points for Team Spoon while passing Maya Moore (119) for the
most career points in All-Star Game history.
Kelsey Mitchell had 28 points for Team Coop, and Mabrey scored all of her 23
points during a red-hot first half. Malonga finished with 12 points and 13
rebounds.
WNBA greats Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon drafted the All-Star teams
from players that were either voted as starters by fans, media and fellow
players or chosen as reserves by the league's coaches. Las Vegas' Becky Hammon
coached Cooper's team, and Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve was in charge of
Weatherspoon's squad.
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