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05/13 20:35 CDT Tempo beat Storm 86-73 for expansion Toronto's first victory
behind Mabrey's 26 points
Tempo beat Storm 86-73 for expansion Toronto's first victory behind Mabrey's 26
points
TORONTO (AP) --- Marina Mabrey scored 26 points and made six 3-pointers,
Brittney Sykes had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Toronto beat
the Seattle Storm 86-73 on Tuesday night for the Tempo's first victory in
franchise history.
Toronto went on an 18-6 run in the third quarter to take a 65-56 lead, with
Mabrey and Maria Conde combining for 14 points in the period. Then Mabrey
scored eight points in the opening six minutes of the fourth, including two
3-pointers about a minute apart --- the latter from near the logo --- for an
81-71 lead.
Seattle only made one field goal in the final six minutes.
Conde finished with 16 points off the bench and rookie Kiki Rice, the Tempo's
first-round draft pick, scored 12 for Toronto (1-1).
Dominique Malonga led Seattle (1-2) with 21 points and seven rebounds. Stefanie
Dolson added 16 points and Jade Melbourne had 14 points and six assists off the
bench. Flau'jae Johnson, the No. 8 pick in the WNBA draft, scored seven points
on 2-of-7 shooting in 29 minutes.
Seattle led 45-44 at halftime behind 14 points from Malonga and 10 apiece by
Dolson and Melbourne. The Storm made 50% of their field goals in the first
half, including 6 of 13 from 3-point range.
Up next
Seattle concludes its three-game trip at Indiana on Sunday.
Toronto goes on the road for back-to-back games against Los Angeles, with the
first one on Friday.
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