Mabrey's 53 points tie WNBA record in Tempo rout
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- Marina Mabrey matched the WNBA's all-time single-game scoring mark of 53, a record previously shared by Liz Cambage (Dallas, 2018) and A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas, 2023), in Toronto's 125-97 rout of the Sparks.
- Mabrey shot 17-of-28 from the field, tied the WNBA record with nine 3-pointers on 18 attempts, and went 10-of-12 from the free-throw line in just 32 minutes.
- The Toronto Tempo improved to 9-9 behind the win, their highest-scoring game in franchise history, while the Sparks fell to 8-9; Julie Allemand added 13 points and 14 assists.
- Mabrey said she was unaware she was approaching the record until her sister Michaela, seated on the sideline, alerted her she was three points shy — Tempo coach Sandy Brondello said, "I've never seen that — even Diana Taurasi, and she could shoot it really well."
- Mabrey has now scored 113 points across her last three games, the most in any three-game span in WNBA history, and broke the Tempo's previous team high of 38 (held twice by Brittney Sykes).
- Fans at the arena briefly booed when Mabrey was subbed out with a minute left, then erupted into "We want Mabrey!" chants as she returned and fired two more threes that missed.
Why it matters: Mabrey's 53-point outburst ties a record held by two former MVPs and vaults a first-year expansion franchise into the league's spotlight. Her 113-point three-game run is its own league record, signaling she may be the offensive engine Toronto built around — and her two-way play (six rebounds, two assists) suggests this wasn't empty-calorie scoring.
