Atlanta won by 25, but the story in Toronto Today was a physical rivalry that ended with an ejection
The Atlanta Dream came to Toronto Today and left with a 102-77 victory over the Tempo, but the scoreline tells only part of what happened at Coca-Cola Coliseum. For most of the afternoon, the game was defined by what took place between Angel Reese and Isabelle Harrison in the paint, a physical and verbal confrontation that lasted two and a half quarters before officials brought it to a forced conclusion.
Harrison was ejected in the third quarter after being assessed a Flagrant 2 foul for pulling Reese to the floor while defending in the post. The ruling was initially logged as a common foul before officials reviewed the play and upgraded it. The ejection brought both teams together briefly, though no additional penalties were handed out.
What Reese and Harrison brought to it
Reese is the WNBA’s leading rebounder, a two-time All-Star, and one of the most recognizable names in the league. She entered Sunday having recorded five double-doubles in her six previous games and added another, finishing with 15 points and 17 rebounds. She was acquired by Atlanta this season in a trade from the Chicago Sky, the same team Harrison played for in 2024, making Sunday’s matchup a reunion of former teammates that quickly became something more competitive than nostalgic.
Harrison led all Tempo scorers with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting before her ejection. She and Reese traded fouls, exchanged words, and contested nearly every possession near the basket. At one point Reese knocked the ball out of Harrison’s hands during a stoppage of play. At another, Harrison turned to the Toronto crowd and appealed for noise, drawing them into the rivalry developing on the court.
When Reese went to the free throw line after Harrison’s ejection, the crowd responded by hollering through both attempts. Reese missed them both.
The full Izzy Harrison and Angel Reese match up throughout the game which led to Izzy getting ejectedpic.twitter.com/YLrjUVePnE
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Toronto’s defensive highlight of the afternoon
Separate from the Harrison-Reese battle, guard Marina Mabrey produced one of the more memorable individual defensive plays of Today’s game. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch, Mabrey blocked Reese on the same possession twice, forcing a foul from a different Tempo player to end the sequence. Reese, who is listed at 6 feet 4 inches, responded to the foul call with visible enthusiasm despite having just been denied twice by a player giving up three inches.
Mabrey is one of the more physically aggressive defenders on the Tempo roster and has shown throughout the season that she does not back away from contact regardless of the matchup.
How the game unfolded
The Tempo built a 13-point lead in the first quarter, a start that briefly suggested Toronto might be able to keep pace with an Atlanta team that had won eight of its previous 12 games. The Dream outscored the Tempo by 20 in the second quarter and never trailed again. Allisha Gray scored 26 points for Atlanta and Rhyne Howard added 24, giving the Dream three players in double figures alongside Reese.
Atlanta finished with 44 rebounds to Toronto’s 24, a gap that reflected both Reese’s individual dominance on the glass and the Dream’s overall size advantage across the lineup.
Where both teams stand
Atlanta improved to 9-4 with the win, strengthening its position near the top of the WNBA standings. Toronto fell to 7-7, sitting at the midpoint of the season with a schedule that does not get easier immediately. The Tempo now begin a three-game road trip that includes stops in Indiana, Connecticut, and a return visit to Atlanta, where the Dream will be waiting with a familiar face in Reese and a memory of Today’s ejection still fresh.
Harrison, who is averaging 9.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists across three games this season after returning from an early injury, will not be available for that trip if she receives a suspension stemming from the Flagrant 2 call. That determination was pending as of this evening.