Perth 79, at Townsville 88

TOWNSVILLE, Australia (Interstat) — The Townsville women’s professional basketball team defeated Perth 88-79 on Thursday behind a game-high 22 points from Courtney Woods. Townsville improved to 22-5 across all competitions by capitalizing on efficiency, shooting 47.8% from the floor and a perfect 18 for 18 from the free-throw line. Perth, which fell to 20-6, shot just 39.7% overall despite making 11 three-pointers. Anneli Maley led Perth with a 12-point, 15-rebound double-double, while Xu Han added 16 points. Alicia Froling scored 17 points for Townsville, which held a 57% win probability pregame. The teams will meet again in Perth on Sunday. Read more...