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For the third time in WNBA history, a player has scored 53 points.
Toronto Tempo star Marina Mabrey tied the single-game scoring record with 53 points in a dominating 125-94 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night. Only A’ja Wilson and Liz Cambage have reached the 53 point mark before Mabrey.
Mabrey, who poured in nine three-pointers in the win, helped the Tempo set the record for the most points scored in a regulation game in WNBA history. The Phoenix Mercury scored 127 points in one game in 2010, even though it was in double overtime.
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Marina Mabrey of the Toronto Tempo gestures during the second half of a WNBA game against the Los Angeles Sparks at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto on June 25, 2026. Mabrey tied the WNBA single game scoring record with 53 points. (Tara Walton/Getty Images)
Mabrey felt it clearly in this game, scoring 27 points at halftime. She then added 12 more at the end of the third quarter, giving herself an incredible 39 points.
With the game seemingly out of reach, it was clear that Tempo was feeding Mabrey in hopes that she could set a new WNBA record. Mabrey launched three-pointers and drilled them, and she eventually reached the 53-point mark as the crowd cheered her throughout the amount of points.
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Mabrey had time to get the record all to herself with about two minutes left on the clock to get the job done. However, her final two three-point attempts did not go through the hoop, and she checked out of the game with just over a minute left to play.
The crowd gave her a loud roar of approval and a standing ovation as Mabrey’s Tempo teammates congratulated the veteran on a historic night.
Marina Mabrey of the Toronto Tempo celebrates after tying the all-time WNBA scoring record with 53 points in a game against the Los Angeles Sparks at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto on June 25, 2026. (Mark Blinch/NBAE)
It was also a special night thanks to Mabrey’s sister, Michaela, who played with her at Notre Dame after the two rose through the New Jersey girls basketball ranks, being in attendance.
Michaela ran straight to the floor after the final horn blew and hugged her sister in a heartfelt moment that will surely be remembered by the Mabrey family.
Mabrey stated in an interview after the game that her sister doesn’t get to see her play too often, which makes this one that much more special.
“None of this happens without my teammates. They really found me,” Marina said. “For a three-point shooter, you need your teammates to set screens and make the pass, and that’s what they did.”
Marina Mabrey of the Toronto Tempo reacts during the second half of a WNBA game against the Los Angeles Sparks at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto on June 25, 2026. Mabrey tied the WNBA single game scoring record with 53 points. (Tara Walton/Getty Images)
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It’s the first season for Tempo, an expansion team that assembled this squad through an expansion draft. Mabrey has been a key cog in their early season, totaling 37 points last week to set the franchise’s highest single-game point total. It’s obviously going to be much harder to break now.
Mabrey’s final line read 17-of-28 and 9-of-18 from three-point territory for her 53-point total. She also collected six rebounds and two assists in the win.
