DANDENONG, Australia (Interstat) — Syd. Flames defeated Southside 77-73 on Friday in a women’s professional basketball game. Southside led 21-11 after the first quarter. Syd. Flames led 51-48 after three quarters. Tess Heal had 24 points, four rebounds and two assists for Southside. Lucy Cochrane added eight points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three blocks for Southside. Lauren Nicholson led Syd. Flames with 23 points, two rebounds and two assists. Jaz Shelley contributed 14 points, three rebounds, nine assists and two blocks. Maya Dodson scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds with three blocks. Agnes Emma Nnopu pulled down 13 rebounds and blocked three shots. Lara Edmanson scored 13 points for Southside. Madison Ryan added seven points, six rebounds and two assists. Isabelle Bourne added 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Wang Siyu had 11 points, three rebounds and one assist. Syd. Flames improved to 1-0. Southside fell to 0-1.