Overview
- Eight quarterfinalists are set: Kelsey Mitchell, Kelsey Plum, Paige Bueckers, Chelsea Gray, Allisha Gray, Rae Burrell, Aliyah Boston and Aaliyah Edwards.
- Aliyah Boston eliminated No. 1 seed Breanna Stewart 11-7, marking the tournament’s first top-seed loss of the event.
- Paige Bueckers rallied past Arike Ogunbowale 12-4, Kelsey Plum posted a 12-0 shutout of Natisha Hiedeman, and Kelsey Mitchell ended Veronica Burton’s run 11-5.
- Rae Burrell blanked Sonia Citron 11-0, Chelsea Gray defeated Jackie Young 12-6, and Aaliyah Edwards edged Shakira Austin 11-9 to complete the final eight.
- Semifinals and the best-of-three championship are scheduled for tonight at 6 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV and HBO Max, with a $300,000 purse including a $200,000 winner’s prize under the make-it-take-it, seven-second-shot-clock format.