WNBA icon Sabrina Ionescu hits a record 37 points to win All-Star 3-point contest as the New York Liberty guard hits all but two of her shots

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu electrified the crowd Friday by scoring a record 37 of a possible 40 points to easily win the 3-point shooting contest at the WNBA All-Star Game.

She beat the Seattle Storm's Sami Whitcomb and the Dallas Wings' Arike Ogunbowale in the final. Whitcomb had 24 points and Ogunbowale 11.

She made 20 in a row at one point and missed only two shots overall to beat the record that Quigley - who watched in person Friday - set last season with 30 points. It also bested Stephen Curry's NBA record of 31 points set in 2021

LAS VEGAS — New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu electrified the crowd Friday by scoring a record 37 of a possible 40 points to easily win the 3-point shooting contest at the WNBA All-Star Game.

She beat the Seattle Storm's Sami Whitcomb and the Dallas Wings' Arike Ogunbowale in the final. Whitcomb had 24 points and Ogunbowale 11.

"I knew they were going in," Ionescu said. "I was telling my agents over there, I didn't even wait for the ball to get through the net.

As soon as I shot it, it looked good and I just went down and kept grabbing (basketballs) and was listening to the fans as they were cheering, knowing that they went in. So they were my validation."

WNBA icon Sabrina Ionescu hits a record 37 points to win All-Star 3-point contest as the New York Liberty guard hits all but two of her shots

WNBA icon Sabrina Ionescu hits a record 37 points to win All-Star 3-point contest