| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CONN | 31 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 102 |
 TOR | 30 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 106 |
Toronto Tempo survived it 106–102 — a 4-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. B. Sykes led all scorers (38 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST). L. Lacan answered with 24 for the Sun, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 7-0 Sun run. It changed hands 8 times and was tied on 9 separate occasions. The Tempo lived in the paint, 42 points to 40, and that was the margin. Sun won Q2 by 10 (26–16), the period that decided it. Field goals: Sun 46%, Tempo 45%. From deep: Sun 36%, Tempo 33%. Rebounds: Sun 42, Tempo 28. Turnovers: Sun 19, Tempo 11. Points in the paint: Sun 40, Tempo 42.
The Tempo sit 6th in the Eastern Conference, 15 games back, losers of 4 straight, 1-9 over their last 10. The Sun sit 7th in the Eastern Conference, 16 games back, losers of 3 straight, 3-7 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2Score94-94Aaliyah Edwards makes driving layup (Leila Lacan assists)Score96-94Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2Score96-95Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2Score96-96Marina Mabrey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Teonni Key assists)Score96-99Aaliyah Edwards makes 23-foot three point jumper (Saniya Rivers assists)Score99-99Diamond Miller makes free throw 2 of 2Score100-99Brittney Sykes makes technical free throwScore100-100Kennedy Burke makes free throw 1 of 2Score101-100Kennedy Burke makes free throw 2 of 2Score102-100Marina Mabrey makes 13-foot driving floating jump shotScore102-102Brittney Sykes makes driving layupScore102-104Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2Score102-105Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2Score102-106Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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