The Los Angeles Sparks beat the Dallas Wings 81-80 on Kelsey Plum’s buzzer-beater as Paige Bueckers scored 44 points.

The Dallas Wings’ road matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks was the only WNBA game on Wednesday night—and it turned into an instant classic.

The Dallas Wings visit the LA Sparks at Crypto.com Arena as LA fights to stay alive in the WNBA playoff chase, sitting one game back of Seattle.

Wings guard Paige Bueckers tagged the Sparks for 44 points Wednesday night, tying the league's rookie scoring mark as her team fell just short in an 81–80 loss to Los Angeles. Sparks guard Kelsey Plum's buzzer-beating floater was the difference.

Paige Bueckers put together not just one of the best shooting performances by a WNBA rookie, but one of the best performances ever by any player.

The Dallas Wings suffered a double whammy on Wednesday. Aside from losing to the Los Angeles Sparks by a solitary point, 81-80, guard JJ Quinerly suffered what appeared to be a left foot injury. Quinerly fell to the floor in the first minute of the fourth ...

Bueckers' 44th point to tie the record was a technical free throw in the final minute that put the Wings ahead 80-79. However, Kelsey Plum hit a buzzer-beater from just inside the free-throw line with a pop shot that banked in off the glass, and the Sparks won 81-80.

Under the agreement, all Wings games that are not designated for national television will be available for free over-the-air on KFAA (Ch. 29) in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. A select number of games could also air on WFAA (Ch. 8).