LOS ANGELES — Former Hopkins High School standout Paige Bueckers scored 44 points Wednesday night to tie the WNBA record for most points in a single game by a rookie.

The 23-year-old guard scored the final 13 points for Dallas to match the 28-year-old record set by Hall of Famer Cynthia Cooper. It's also the most points scored in a single game by any player in the league this season.

Despite Bueckers' record-matching performance, the Wings lost on a last-second shot by Los Angeles guard Kelsey Plum, who banked in the winning shot just before the buzzer to give the Sparks the 81-80 victory.

The loss also eliminated the Wings from playoff contention.

Bueckers, the first Minnesota-born basketball player to be selected No. 1 overall , went 17 of 21 from the field, including 4 of 4 from 3

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