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WNBA: Mabrey ties WNBA record with nine 3-pointers as Tempo rally

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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. 

 

Mystics snap Liberty’s eight-game streak

Kiki Iriafen scored 20 points, including a go-ahead layup with 27 seconds left to give the Washington Mystics an 86-83 win over New York, ending the Liberty's eight-game winning streak.

With the game tied at 83, Iriiafen was found under the basket by Sonia Citron for a lay-in. Breanna Stewart tried to even the score but missed a contested layup with 14 seconds left. Iriafen then hit one of two free throws two seconds later.

New York (11-5) had two chances to tie the game, but Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally's 3-pointers were both off the mark.

Iriafen had missed the last three games while dealing with an ankle injury she suffered against Indiana on June 8.

The victory snapped a 10-game regular-season losing streak that the Mystics (7-7) had against New York. The Mystics' last regular-season win came in the finale of the 2023 season.

 

League-best Lynx cool Valkyries

Nia Coffey scored 22 points, Courtney Williams had 21 points, a season-best 12 rebounds and five assists, and the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx snapped Golden State's four-game winning streak with an 81-75 victory over the Valkyries.

After Cecilia Zandalasini made a 3-pointer following a Golden State timeout, Olivia Miles sank two free throws for the Lynx (13-3), then blocked Zandalasin's 3-point attempt moments later.

Zandalasini scored a career-high 23 points and Gabby Williams had 15 points and eight rebounds for Golden State (10-6).