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Tulsa Shock at San Antonio Silver Stars

· Women's National Basketball Association
11-21, 4-12 Away
Final
65 - 98

Shock's Riquna Williams sets WNBA record with 51 points

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The second-year guard out of Miami surpassed the previous record of 47 points set by Phoenix's Diana Taurasi against Houston on Aug. 10, 2006, and matched by Seattle's Lauren Jackson against Washington on July 24, 2007.

Williams was 17 for 28 from the field and hit eight 3-pointers for Tulsa (11-21). She had 20 points in the third quarter after scoring 16 in the first half.

The 5-foot-5 Williams had 16 points in the first half, continually rising high above taller defenders for 3s and long jumpers. She hit a 21-foot jumper over Jia Perkins before draining a 3 to pull Tulsa within 33-25 with 6 minutes remaining in the second quarter.

Tulsa took control in the second half outscoring San Antonio 59-22. Williams had 35 herself in the final 20 minutes.

With Williams approaching the record, fans were cheering for her to get the ball in the final minutes of the game on every possession. She tied the mark with a layup with 1:22 left in the game and then broke it with jumper 24 seconds later.

She added two free throws with 5 seconds left for her final points.

Perkins scored 21 points to lead San Antonio (11-21)

Skylar Diggins added 20 points and Tiffany Jackson-Jones had 10 for Tulsa.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 98 - 65
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 98 - 65
4th 5.0 Riquna Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 98 - 65
4th 5.0 Riquna Williams makes free throw 1 of 2 97 - 65
4th 5.0 Chelsea Poppens personal block (Riquna Williams draws the foul) 96 - 65

Statistics

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38-69 FG 24-62
55 Field Goal % 39
11-26 3PT 5-18
42 Three Point % 28
11-12 FT 12-21
92 Free Throw % 57
32 Rebounds 31
8 Offensive Rebounds 10
24 Defensive Rebounds 21
20 Assists 14
8 Steals 8
7 Blocks 1
12 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 3
12 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26
26 Fast Break Points 6
42 Points in Paint 22
18 Fouls 13

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 6,560 · Capacity:
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