Three games on the Friday slate, and all three produced results worth talking about. Toronto mounted one of the more stunning comebacks of the regular season, trailing Connecticut by 16 in the first half before Mabrey's three-point barrage ignited a 37-point fourth quarter that pulled the Tempo over the finish line. Washington pulled off a road upset over the Liberty, handing the defending Eastern Conference Cup leaders a loss with a physical performance built on Iriafen's interior dominance and Citron's five steals. And Minnesota found a way to win in Golden State despite Olivia Miles's worst shooting performance of the season, leaning on Courtney Williams and Nia Coffey to carry the load. Here's how it all went down.

Toronto Tempo 101, Connecticut Sun 97

Connecticut had this game. The Sun led by 16 in the first half and were the better team through three quarters, with their paint dominance and second-chance production keeping Toronto at arm's length. Then Marina Mabrey decided the game was not over. Toronto's fourth quarter was one of the most stunning single-frame performances of the 2026 regular season, and the Sun had no answer for what Mabrey was doing from the perimeter. Final: 101-97, Toronto.

Mabrey finished with 37 points on 14-of-24 from the field, including nine made threes on 12 attempts (75 percent), at 77.1 percent true shooting with four assists and a plus-21. Her nine threes were the most by any player across all three Friday games. Temi Fagbenle was the other story off the bench, going a near-perfect 8-of-9 from the field (including both three-point attempts) for 19 points at 96.2 percent true shooting with nine rebounds, four offensive boards, five second-chance points, and an efficiency score of 29. Both of Fagbenle's second-chance conversions were perfect, reflecting how aggressively she attacked the offensive glass every time Toronto missed. Maria Conde added 19 points on 5-of-12 shooting (5-of-8 from three) with a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line and six rebounds. Together, Mabrey, Fagbenle, and Conde combined for 75 of Toronto's 101 points.

Connecticut's collapse in the fourth was painful. Brittney Griner shot 63.6 percent from the field for 16 points with eight rebounds and two blocks, and Kennedy Burke was the Sun's most efficient performer, going 5-of-9 (2-of-5 from three, 6-of-6 FT) for 18 points at 77.3 percent true shooting with two steals. But the Sun had the wrong player with the hot hand in the fourth quarter. Aneesah Morrow shot 3-of-9 from the field for eight points with 10 rebounds despite 70 percent second-chance conversion. Leila Lacan shot 31.3 percent from the field for 16 points and was minus-14. Saniya Rivers shot 1-of-4 for three points, went minus-11, and committed two turnovers. Connecticut's four-point bench scoring (Burke aside) in a game where Toronto got 41 points off their reserves was the secondary story of how the fourth-quarter lead evaporated.

TOR 101 · CON 97

Washington Mystics 86, New York Liberty 83

The Liberty entered this one as heavy favorites, and Washington did not care. The Mystics attacked the paint relentlessly, held New York to 29.4 percent from three on 34 attempts, and got enough from Citron's five-steal defensive performance and Iriafen's interior dominance to pull off the road upset. New York never found a rhythm from the perimeter, and Washington made them pay for it every time they drove to the basket. Final: 86-83, Washington, and the Liberty head toward the Commissioner's Cup Final with some defensive questions to answer.

Kiki Iriafen was Washington's offensive force, going 8-of-14 from the field for 20 points at 60.1 percent true shooting with six rebounds, one steal, and one block in a physical interior performance that New York had no consistent answer for. Sonia Citron was everywhere defensively, posting five steals alongside 16 points on 5-of-11 from the field and eight assists on a 4.0 assist-to-turnover ratio. Her defensive rating of 87.8 was the best of any starter in the game. Shakira Austin contributed 14 points and seven rebounds, and Michaela Onyenwere added 11 off the bench at 76.4 percent true shooting including both fast-break conversions. Washington went 84 percent at the rim (21-of-25) and scored 48 points in the paint, dominating the interior against a Liberty team that relies on perimeter shooting.

New York's night was derailed at the guard position. Sabrina Ionescu shot 4-of-13 from the field (1-of-6 from three) for nine points at 34.6 percent true shooting with four turnovers. Marine Johannes went 1-of-8 from the field (1-of-7 from three) for four points at 22.5 percent true shooting. Leonie Fiebich was the Liberty's brightest spot, going 6-of-9 for 19 points at 88.3 percent true shooting with five fast-break points, but she could not carry the offense on her own. Breanna Stewart had a double-double (16 pts, 10 reb) with six assists and a 6.0 assist-to-turnover ratio but shot just 45.5 percent and could not generate enough perimeter spacing for the Liberty's usual attack. New York's 29.4 percent three-point shooting (10-of-34) on 34 attempts was the number that defined how the game got away from them.

WAS 86 · NYL 83

Minnesota Lynx 81, Golden State Valkyries 75

Minnesota needed two players to go far above their usual contributions because their best player was having an off night. Golden State built a 12-point first-quarter lead that looked like it might hold, and Olivia Miles went 1-of-10 from the field without ever finding her footing. Then Courtney Williams and Nia Coffey took over, Williams on the glass and Coffey from everywhere on the floor, and the Lynx grinded out a win that said more about their depth than their talent. Final: 81-75.

Courtney Williams was Minnesota's best player, going 6-of-16 from the field with both her three-point attempts converted for 21 points, drawing seven fouls and going a perfect 7-of-7 from the line, with 12 rebounds (10 defensive), five assists, and 12 second-chance points on five of six second-chance conversion attempts. Her double-double anchored everything Minnesota did offensively and on the glass when the ball was not going in for anyone else. Nia Coffey carried the offensive efficiency, going 7-of-11 from the field (3-of-4 from three) for 22 points at 80.6 percent true shooting, converting all three of her fast-break chances and three assists on a clean turnover line. Kayla McBride contributed 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting (58.3 percent) with two steals. Minnesota went 91.3 percent from the free throw line (21-of-23) in a game where Golden State went 64.7 percent (11-of-17), and that gap at the line was a significant factor in a six-point Minnesota win.

Olivia Miles had her worst shooting performance of the season. She went 1-of-10 from the field for seven points at 28.7 percent true shooting with six turnovers against four assists, though three steals, three blocks, and a team-best defensive rating of 84.8 showed she impacted the game on the defensive end even when the offense was absent. Golden State's best individual was Cecilia Zandalasini off the bench, going 7-of-15 (4-of-10 from three) for 23 points at 66.9 percent true shooting with a perfect 5-of-5 from the line, the most productive scoring performance for either team outside of Williams and Coffey. Salaun had 15 points on 37.5 percent shooting and four offensive rebounds generating six second-chance points. Golden State's 76.9 percent second-chance conversion rate (10-of-13) was extraordinary, but their 46 percent true shooting overall and 64.7 percent from the free throw line left too many points on the table.

MIN 81 · GSV 75

Friday produced upsets and comebacks in equal measure. Toronto's 37-point fourth quarter against Connecticut is the individual game highlight of the week, and Mabrey's nine threes in a comeback victory is the kind of performance that changes how a team is perceived heading into the rest of the regular season. Washington's road win over New York is more significant in the context of the Commissioner's Cup Final preparation: the Liberty gave up 48 points in the paint and shot 29.4 percent from three, neither of which reflects the team that finished pool play 6-0. Minnesota found a way to win despite Miles's worst game of the year, which is both a credit to the Lynx's depth and a data point worth watching if Miles's shooting struggles carry into the weekend.

Star of the Night: Marina Mabrey, Toronto Tempo

37 points | 14-of-24 FG | 9-of-12 from three | 4 assists | plus-21 | 77.1% true shooting | Efficiency score 29

Nine threes in a fourth-quarter comeback from 16 down. There is nothing else to write. Mabrey was the reason Toronto won a game they had no business winning, and she delivered it in the most dramatic fashion possible.

Dud of the Night: Olivia Miles, Minnesota Lynx

7 points | 1-of-10 FG | 0-of-4 from three | 6 turnovers | 4 assists | 28.7% true shooting

The three steals and three blocks show Miles competed defensively, and Minnesota winning despite her rough night speaks to the team's depth. But 1-of-10 shooting with six turnovers in a six-point road win is the definition of a night where the first overall pick needed her teammates to carry her. After weeks of being the Commissioner's Cup's most consistent performer, Friday was the other side of the coin.