Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd do the usual in Hartford, win. This time with Dallas Wings

HARTFORD, CT — UConn women’s basketball legends Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd returned to the state that made them champions.

Then the pair experienced something they were used to at PeoplesBank Arena — winning — but it took a comeback of epic proportions.

Bueckers and Fudd helped the Dallas Wings defeat the Connecticut Sun, 86-83, on Thursday, July 2, before a near sellout crowd of 14,579. The Wings rallied from a 24-point deficit.

Bueckers had 11 of her team-high 25 points in the fourth quarter. Fudd had both her baskets in the frame and finished with four points, four rebounds and five assists.

UConn played half of its home games at the arena. Bueckers lost just one and Fudd two over their careers here. They both wore UConn gear for their pregame tunnel fits.

Let’s do this 🎬 https://t.co/kwCRSilcTYpic.twitter.com/o4TCqdxQ4E

— Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) July 2, 2026

Fittingly, Bueckers scored her first 3-pointer of the game off an assist from Fudd. Several former UConn teammates showed up to cheer on their friends. Fudd shared before the game that Jana El Alfy braided her hair before the game. Allie Ziebell, Ashlynn Shade and Gandy Malou-Mamel were also in the crowd.

Bueckers’ popularity has continued to skyrocket since her time at UConn. In her second season in the WNBA, she was voted an All-Star starter on Thursday. Bueckers was the leader in fan balloting with 1,045,051 votes.

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