LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Kelsey Plum scored 27 points and dished nine assists to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 99-95 victory over the Toronto Tempo on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena.

Plum, who also had 25 and 27 points in her previous two outings, spearheaded a balanced Sparks attack. Nneka Ogwumike added 20 points and five rebounds, while Dearica Hamby contributed 19 points and seven rebounds. Rae Burrell chipped in 13 points.

Toronto, which dropped to 1-2, was paced by Brittney Sykes with 27 points, seven assists and four rebounds. Laura Juskaite scored 16 points and Nyara Sabally added 14 points and nine rebounds. The Tempo outscored Los Angeles 32-25 in the fourth quarter but could not overcome an early deficit.

The Sparks shot 63.8 percent from the floor, hitting 37 of 58 attempts, while Toronto shot 31 of 70. Los Angeles held a 38-32 edge in points in the paint and committed 16 turnovers to Toronto’s 13. The Tempo forced 13 steals and grabbed 10 offensive rebounds.

The attendance was 11,861. Both teams entered with 1-2 records.