Brittney Sykes matches career high with 38 points, expansion Tempo outlast Sun in OT

TORONTO — Brittney Sykes matched her career high with 38 points and the expansion Tempo rallied to beat the Sun, 106-102 in overtime, Wednesday night in Commissioner’s Cup play.

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The Tempo (7-5) won for the fourth time in five games. They trailed by 14 points in the second quarter.

Sykes was 13 of 13 on free throws, making four in the final 1:19 of regulation. Former Sun sharpshooter Marina Mabrey added 21 points, and Laura Juskaite had 19.

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Aaliyah Edwards — from Kingston, Ontario — had a career-high 24 points for the Sun (2-12). She was 8 of 9 from the field.

Olivia Nelson-Ododa had nine points and a team-best 13 rebounds, and Leila Lacan also had 24 points and seven assists for Connecticut, which hosts Indiana Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena.

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