College hoops fans react as WNBA star Arike Ogunbowale rubs Notre Dame win in Paige Bueckers' face: "She was waiting for that moment"

Arike Ogunbowale's former college team, Notre Dame, beat Paige Bueckers' UConn Huskies 79-68 on Thursday. The Dallas Wings star was in attendance at the game in South Bend, along with other Irish alumnae like Jewell Loyd, Marina Mabrey, and Skylar Diggins-Smith.

On Sunday, Arike Ogunbowale posted a vlog on YouTube entitled '24 Hours at Notre Dame (ND vs UCONN).' It included her meeting Bueckers postgame and the clip is now going viral because Ogunbowale said:

“Good win, almost.”

A fan reposted the clip on X with the caption:

"Rike wrong for this 😭"

One fan commented about Ogunbowale's cackle at the end, which Madz then replied to by saying:

"She was waiting for that moment 😭," referring to Ogunbowale.

Other fans reacted similarly to Rike's smugness.

"ARIKE PLEASE," another wrote.

"Rike slimey asf for this lol," a fan commented.

"Damn🤣🤣🤣," one wrote.

Meanwhile, some fans pointed out the possibility that Paige Bueckers could be Ogunbowale's teammate next year as she is expected to be the No. 1 pick, which the Dallas Wings own.

"Future family but also the north will remember this ms. ogunbowale," one fan wrote.

"Future teammates😂," a fan commented.

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Paige Bueckers gets some help from Sarah Strong in Georgetown win

After her 25-point performance against Notre Dame, Paige Bueckers continued delivering on the court as she finished with 24 points, two assists and three steals in UConn's 79-44 win over Georgetown on Sunday. Freshman Sarah Strong also stepped up as she had 17 points, 14 rebounds and five assists.

The contributions from her teammates helped in this win as UConn coach Geno Auriemma previously spoke of the pressure that Bueckers has, which played a role in the loss to Notre Dame.

“You have to take some of the pressure off of Paige,” Auriemma said. “Sometimes she’s her worst enemy, and she over-penetrates to try to get something in traffic and get to the free throw line."

“If you’re going to play her the way they played her, which is what she’s going to see a lot of, we need other contributions. And Paige is going to try to carry the team by herself when she thinks there aren’t a lot of those contributions, and that’s not good for her and that’s not good for us."

With the Huskies getting back on track, they will next face Iowa State on Tuesday.