„Tempo“ won for the first time since July 12, when they defeated the New York Liberty basketball players 93:91.
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Starting in the lineup, L. Juškaitė scored 15 points in 30 minutes (2/2 two-pointers, 1/4 three-pointers, 8/10 free throws), grabbed 7 rebounds and stole 2 balls, made 4 assists, blocked 1 shot, but committed 6 turnovers.
Isabelle Harrison scored 25 points for the winners, Kiki Rice – 19.
For the Fire team, Bridget Carleton scored 18, Megan DiLeo – 14 points.
„Tempo“ played without a number of their best players – their top scorers Marina Mabrey, Nyara Sabally, and Maria Conde.
Additionally, Brittney Sykes left the court due to a foot injury after playing only 1.5 minutes, and Aneesah Morrow left the game at the beginning of the second quarter due to a knee injury.
In other games, the Golden State Valkyries (25-11) lost away 70:73 (12:17, 14:21, 25:11, 19:24) to the Chicago Sky (15-22), but Justė Jocytė did not play.
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