Transcript: Connecticut Sun 95, Toronto Tempo 81. Connecticut's third-quarter surge leaves Tempo searching for answers. Kiki Rice led everyone with 28 points.
Last night
Kiki Rice carried Toronto with 28 points, but it wasn't enough against Connecticut's relentless run. Rice was the game's high scorer, and Isabelle Harrison added 19 points with 10 rebounds for the Tempo. But the Sun found their rhythm when it mattered most. Down by 5, Connecticut refused to fade. An 11-point run in the third quarter flipped the game on its head. Ashlon Jackson led the Sun with 18 points, Raegan Beers added 17, and Hailey Van Lith orchestrated the offense with 8 assists while pulling down 9 rebounds. The Tempo couldn't answer the momentum shift. Connecticut won 95-81.
228 points on 9 made shots and 8 free throws. Rice put everything Toronto had into the fight, but even her game-high performance couldn't overcome Connecticut's third-quarter takeover.
The stat line
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| Connecticut Sun | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlon Jackson | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raegan Beers | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaliyah Edwards | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gianna Kneepkens | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Hailey Van Lith | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Nell Angloma | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Diamond Miller | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leila Lacan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Toronto Tempo | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiki Rice | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isabelle Harrison | 19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Laura Juskaite | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Kia Nurse | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zaay Green | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ornella Bankole | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Teonni Key | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Julie Allemand | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
By quarter
Quarter scores aren’t shown for this game. They didn’t add up to the final, so we left them out.