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Toronto Tempo guard Brittney Sykes against the Los Angeles Sparks during a WNBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis)
By The Canadian Press

Brittney Sykes, Marina Mabrey combine for 61 points as Tempo tip the Mercury 98-90

May 19, 2026 | 10:34 PM

PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Sykes had 31 points, Marina Mabrey added 30 points and six 3-pointers, and the Toronto Tempo beat the Phoenix Mercury 98-90 on Tuesday night.

Toronto created some separation in the WNBA matchup by starting the fourth quarter on a 12-4 run to take an 85-78 lead. Then Maria Conde and Kiki Rice each made a shot in the lane, sandwiched around a Phoenix turnover, to give the Tempo a 93-86 lead with 2:32 left.

Mabrey sank her sixth 3-pointer with 1:25 left from the corner to make it 96-90.

Toronto finished with a season-high 15 makes from behind the arc, while Phoenix went 4-of-22.

Kahleah Copper scored 18 points and Alyssa Thomas had 17 points for Phoenix (2-3). DeWanna Bonner scored 13 on 4-of-11 shooting and Jovana Nogic also scored 13. Natasha Mack had 12 points and 10 rebounds before leaving late in the third quarter after a hard fall.

Rice had 15 points and Laura Juskaite added 10 for Toronto (3-2). Sykes, who was coming off a career-high 38 points in a 106-96 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday, went 10-for-19 from the field with four 3-pointers.

Mabrey made her third 3-pointer of the first half with 20.8 seconds left to give Toronto a 45-44 lead. Mabrey finished the half with 15 points and Sykes added 14, while the rest of their teammates went 5-for-16 from the field.

UP NEXT

Tempo: Visit the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday.

Mercury: Host the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday.

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by The Canadian Press