Tempo Dominate Storm Behind Rice, Free Throw Record
TORONTO (Interstat) — Kiki Rice scored 17 points with six rebounds and four steals, leading the Toronto Tempo to a 93-72 victory over the Seattle Storm on Saturday at Coca-Cola Coliseum.
Rice, a rookie guard from Bethesda, Maryland, scored 13 of her points in the second half for Toronto (5-4). Marina Mabrey added 18 points and four assists, while Brittney Sykes scored 15 against her former team. Laura Juskaite had 14 points with a career-high four 3-pointers, and Maria Conde contributed 13 points for her second straight double-figure game.
Toronto set a WNBA record by making its first 31 free throws before Teonni Key missed two with 58 seconds left, finishing 31 of 33 from the line. The Tempo shot 10 of 29 from 3-point range and forced 17 Seattle turnovers.
Seattle (3-6) got 18 points and seven assists from Natisha Hiedeman, and 15 points from Jordan Horston. The Storm shot 29 of 71 from the field and 7 of 27 from beyond the arc. Seattle committed 20 fouls and had only seven assists.
Toronto outscored Seattle 33-20 in the third quarter to pull away in front of 8,210 fans.