Mabrey scores career-high 37 points, ties single-game 3-point record as Tempo rally past Sun 101-97
Marina Mabrey scored a career-high 37 points and tied the WNBA single-game record with nine 3-pointers as the Toronto Tempo overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Connecticut Sun 101-97
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Marina Mabrey scored a career-high 37 points and tied the WNBA single-game record with nine 3-pointers and the expansion Toronto Tempo overcame a 16-point deficit in the second half to beat the Connecticut Sun 101-97 on Friday night.
Mabrey scored 21 of her points in the fourth quarter as the Tempo made their big comeback. She was 9 of 12 overall from 3-point range and had four rebounds and four assists.
Temi Fagbenle shot 8 for 9 from the floor and finished with 19 points and had nine rebounds. Maria Conde also scored 19 points and had six rebounds off the bench.
Connecticut jumped out to a 50-37 halftime lead, but Toronto outscored the Sun 64-47 in the second half to pull away down the stretch and snap a three-game skid.
Kennedy Burke scored 18 points off the bench for the Sun, who have lost seven in a row. Leila Lacan and Brittney Griner had 16, while Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored 13.
Tempo: Visit the Atlanta Dream on Monday.
Sun: Host the Chicago Sky on Monday.
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