Te-Hina Paopao hit a driving layup and then made a backdoor cut, caught a pass from Jones and made a layup to give the Dream a two-point lead with 34 seconds left. Arike Ogunbowale answered with a fadeaway jumper with 21 seconds to go before Hillmon hit the winner.

On Wednesday, her rookie season continued in strong fashion, as she scored 21 points, dished out seven assists, and made three from beyond the line. Despite the big game for Bueckers, the Dallas Wings fell 88-85 at home to the Atlanta Dream.

Paige Bueckers passed Sue Bird for the second-most 15-point, 5-assist games by a rookie in WNBA history, trailing only Caitlin Clark