planoweekly.news chose Jessica Shepard for Star of the Game - Prosper's efficiency read of the Wings' 91-85 win over the Fever.
Shepard's career-high 26 came on 11-for-16 shooting (68.8 percent) with a plus-8 in 35 minutes, ESPN's box shows, plus eight rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block. She was 1-for-1 from three and 3-for-8 from the line. CBS Sports matches the 26 and 11-for-16.
The Associated Press led on Arike Ogunbowale's 32 but paired Shepard's 26 in the same opening breath; together they scored 58.
Catch-and-finish, not logo threes
ESPN's play-by-play keeps most of Shepard's makes near the basket or the elbows, with one 23-foot three. Assist partners on those buckets include Odyssey Sims, Awak Kuier, Paige Bueckers, and Ogunbowale. Five missed free throws left points on the floor in a six-point game; the field-goal rate covered them.
Holding the floor in the fourth
Per the AP, Dallas led by five to open the fourth with Bueckers seated. Shepard scored in that window; Alysha Clark did as well. After Bueckers returned, her jumper created the first double-digit lead at 74-64. Shepard's plus-8 led Dallas starters on ESPN's plus-minus; Bueckers finished minus-1 in the same 35 minutes.
Kelsey Mitchell's 37 led Indiana, the AP reported. Clark shot 4-for-15 and Bueckers 5-for-16 on ESPN's board. Standings after: Dallas 21-16, Indiana 24-13 (ESPN). The AP noted the end of Indiana's five-game streak and Dallas' first game after the Azzi Fudd season-ending surgery news.
