TORONTO (Interstat) — Marina Mabrey scored 26 points and Brittney Sykes added 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Toronto Tempo defeated the Seattle Storm 86-73 on Wednesday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum before an announced crowd of 8,142.

Toronto improved to 1-1 on the season while Seattle fell to 1-2.

Mabrey, a 6-1 guard from Belmar, New Jersey, shot 9 of 17 from the field including 5 of 10 from three-point range and made both of her free throws. She also grabbed four rebounds and dished three assists in 29 minutes. Sykes, a 5-11 guard from Newark, New Jersey, shot 4 of 14 from the floor but made 9 of 10 free throws to go with six assists, eight rebounds and one block in 33 minutes.

Dominique Malonga led Seattle with 21 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one block in 32 minutes. The 6-6 center shot 10 of 19 from the field and made 1 of 4 free throws. Stefanie Dolson added 16 points, three rebounds and two blocks off the bench for the Storm.

Maria Conde contributed 16 points and eight rebounds for Toronto. Kiki Rice scored 12 points in 21 minutes. Nyara Sabally had eight points, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Julie Allemand dished six assists with two points and three rebounds in 29 minutes.

Jade Melbourne led Seattle with 14 points, one rebound, six assists and two steals. Flau’jae Johnson had seven points, six rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal.

Seattle opened the scoring with a Dominique Malonga three-pointer 36 seconds into the game, assisted by Johnson. Toronto answered with a Nyara Sabally layup off a Julie Allemand feed. The teams traded baskets early before Mabrey hit a step-back three to give Toronto a 10-7 lead with 6:43 left in the first quarter.

Seattle’s Dolson and Malonga kept the Storm close, but Toronto’s bench provided a spark. Rice scored six points in the final two minutes of the first quarter, including a three-point play after an Allemand steal, and Conde added a fadeaway jumper as Toronto took a 27-22 lead after one period.

The second quarter featured frequent turnovers from both sides. Seattle’s Zia Cooke opened the period with a fadeaway jumper assisted by Melbourne. After a series of steals and bad passes, Dolson hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 29 with 8:37 left in the half. Toronto responded with a Rice layup before Cooke answered with a three of her own to put Seattle ahead 32-31 with 7:47 remaining.

Mabrey answered with a step-back three, then Malonga hit a three to give Seattle a 35-34 lead with 6:31 left in the half. The teams continued to trade baskets. Brittney Sykes scored on a hook shot and Conde hit a running jumper to put Toronto ahead 43-40 with 2:29 remaining. Natisha Hiedeman answered with a pullup jumper for Seattle, but a Malonga layup and a Melbourne three gave the Storm a 47-43 lead at the break.

Seattle shot 18 of 33 from the field in the first half, including 5 of 10 from three-point range. Toronto shot 15 of 34 from the floor and 4 of 11 from beyond the arc. The Storm held a 47-43 lead at halftime.

The third quarter belonged to Toronto. Sykes scored five quick points, including a layup and a free throw, to tie the game at 48 with 7:46 left. Hiedeman hit a three for Seattle, but Sykes answered with two free throws. After a Seattle turnover, Sykes made a layup to put Toronto ahead 52-50 with 7:02 remaining.

Mabrey added a driving floater, then after a Seattle turnover, Sykes committed a turnover of her own. Malonga answered with a layup to cut Toronto’s lead to 54-52 with 5:36 left. But Conde hit a three-pointer, Mabrey made a running jumper and then hit another three to push Toronto’s lead to 62-54 with 3:54 remaining in the quarter.

Malonga scored on a layup and Melbourne added a two-point shot to cut the deficit to 62-58 with 2:23 left. Nikolina Milic answered with a layup for Toronto. Melbourne missed a three. Allemand grabbed the rebound, but the teams traded offensive foul turnovers. Dolson made a layup with 32 seconds left to cut Toronto’s lead to 64-60 heading into the fourth quarter.

The fourth quarter was decisive. Johnson opened the period with two free throws after a Toronto turnover, cutting Toronto’s lead to 64-62 with 9:46 left. Sykes made one of two free throws for Toronto. Rice then hit a three-pointer to give Toronto a 68-62 lead with 8:23 remaining.

Zia Cooke answered with a layup for Seattle. Rice responded with a three-pointer to push Toronto’s lead to 71-64 with 8:02 left. Johnson made one of two free throws for Seattle, but Mabrey scored on a layup and the Toronto lead grew to 73-65.

Melbourne made a layup for Seattle, but the Storm could not sustain momentum. A Malonga free throw cut the deficit to 75-68 with 6:29 remaining. Seattle forced misses but could not convert. Mabrey hit a three-pointer to give Toronto a 78-68 lead with 5:10 left.

After a Seattle timeout, the Storm failed to score on their next possession. Mabrey hit another three, this from 29 feet, to make it 81-68 with 4:06 remaining. Another Seattle timeout did not change the outcome.

Seattle scored just 11 points in the fourth quarter, its lowest output of any period. Toronto outscored Seattle 23-17 in the third quarter and 19-11 in the fourth.

The Storm shot 27 of 58 from the field overall, 7 of 20 from three-point range and 12 of 17 from the free throw line. Seattle managed only three offensive rebounds and had six assists. The Storm committed 19 turnovers and 21 fouls.

Toronto shot 30 of 69 from the floor, 11 of 29 from beyond the arc and 15 of 18 from the free throw line. The Tempo grabbed nine offensive rebounds and dished 11 assists. Toronto committed 12 turnovers and 17 fouls.

The game was the first of two meetings this season between the teams. Seattle hosts Toronto on May 30.

Seattle entered the game after an 89-82 win at Connecticut on Sunday, while Toronto had lost 68-65 to Washington on Friday.

Interstat’s ELO system gave Toronto a 58.40 percent probability of winning. Toronto was favored by 2.5 points according to the pregame line. The total combined score of 73 points went over the over/under of 164.5.