Marina Mabrey has matched the WNBA scoring record with 53 points to help the Toronto Tempo rout the Los Angeles Sparks 125-97.

Mabrey, a 29-year-old American guard, tied the mark set by Australian centre Liz Cambage for Dallas against New York on July 17, 2018, and matched by A'ja Wilson for Las Vegas at Atlanta on August 22, 2023.

When she checked out with a minute remaining on Thursday (Friday AEST), fans briefly booed before erupting into cheers in acknowledgement of her big night. The clock ticked down to zero with chants of "We Want Mabrey! We Want Mabrey!"

Mabrey was 17 of 28 from the field, tied the WNBA record for three-pointers with nine in 18 attempts and made 10 of 12 free throws. The former Notre Dame star shattered the expansion team's previous high of 38 points done twice by Brittney Sykes.

Julie Allemand added 13 points and 14 assists for the Tempo, who are led by Australia's two-time WNBA champion head coach Sally Brondello, in the highest-score game in the team's short history.

Nneka Ogwumike and Dearica Hamby led the Sparks with 21 points apiece.

Toronto climbed back to 9-9 for the season and Los Angeles fell to 8-9.

The Tempo opened a nine-game homestand that includes two games at Montreal's Bell Centre.