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MEDLEY, Fla. – Unrivaled stars Sabrina Ionescu, Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart, Angel Reese and Brittney Griner are all in action as the 3-on-3, women’s basketball league resumes play on Friday night.
Collier and the Lunar Owls, Unrivaled’s best team at 6-0, will face Ionescu, Griner and the Phantom in the first of two games at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Reese and the Rose will face Stewart and the Mist in the second game, starting at 8:30 p.m., as both clubs hope to continue their winning ways from last week.
Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s Unrivaled games, and stay tuned for live updates from USA TODAY Sports:
Unrivaled final score: Rose 71, Mist 63
Kahleah Copper led all scorers with 21 points, Chelsea Gray and Azurá Stevens each scored 15 points, and the Rose beat the Mist 71-63 in the second game on Friday night.
Angel Reese added a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Stevens scored the game-sealing layup for the Rose, who improved to 3-4 this season with the victory.
Rickea Jackson had 17 points, while Breanna Stewart and Aaliyah Edwards each scored 12 points as the Mist fell to 2-5 this season.
Unrivaled score: Rose 60, Mist 47 after third quarter
Target winning score: 71
Kahleah Copper leads four Rose players in double figures with 14 points, Angel Reese has a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and the Rose lead 60-47 heading into the fourth quarter.
Breanna Stewart has 12 points, while Rickea Jackson has 11 points for the Mist.
Unrivaled halftime score: Rose 40, Mist 31
Kahleah Copper and Azura Stevens each scored 10 points, Angel Reese and Chelsea Gray have both scored nine points, and the Rose lead 40-31 over the Mist at halftime.
All six players have scored for the Mist, with Rickea Jackson leading the way with seven points and five rebounds. Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd and DiJonai Carrington have each scored six points in the first half.
Unrivaled score: Rose 23, Mist 14 after first quarter
Angel Reese and Kahleah Copper each scored six points, and the Rose lead the Mist 23-14 after the first quarter. Jewell Loyd leads the Mist with six points.
Unrivaled final score: Lunar Owls 94, Phantom 76
Allisha Gray scored 23 points, Napheesa Collier scored the game-winning basket to finish with 20 points, and the Lunar Owls remain undefeated with a 94-76 win over the Phantom in the first game on Friday night.
Courtney Williams scored 19 points off the bench, and Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 18 points as the Lunar Owls became the first Unrivaled team to score more than 90 points in a game.
The 170 points scored also marked the highest scoring game in Unrivaled’s history.
“You can’t be 7-0 without trusting the ones with you,” Williams said in a postgame interview.
Brittney Griner led the Phantom with 23 points, while Satou Sabally had 17 points and Sabrina Ionescu finished with 13 points. The Phantom fell to 2-5.
Unrivaled score: Lunar Owls 83, Phantom 68 after third quarter
Target winning score: 94
The Lunar Owls are in complete control after the third quarter, where they lead 83-68. The first team to reach the target winning score of 94 points wins.
Allisha Gray has 23 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith has 18 points, while Napheesa Collier and Courtney Williams each have 16 points for the Lunar Owls, who led by as many as 17 points in the quarter.
Brittney Griner leads the Phantom with 23 points.
Unrivaled halftime score: Lunar Owls 53, Phantom 52
Courtney Williams has scored 14 points, including eight straight points before halftime, and the Lunar Owls lead 53-52 over the Phantom after the second quarter.
Allisha Gray has 12 points, while Skylar Diggins-Smith added 10 points, and Napheesa Collier has nine points in the first half.
The Phantom are led by Brittney Griner’s 16 points, while Natasha Cloud has 11 points and six assists.
Unrivaled score: Lunar Owls 32, Phantom 26 after first quarter
Allisha Gray has nine points, while all five Lunar Owls have already scored in the first quarter to take a 32-26 lead over the Phantom. The Lunar Owls’ Shakira Austin ended the quarter with a tip-in at the buzzer.
Brittney Griner has nine points, while Katie Lou Samuelson has eight points for the Phantom.
How to watch Unrivaled games Friday night on TV
Unrivaled is available on cable television on TNT in the United States, and TSN+ in Canada.
How to live stream Unrivaled games on Friday night
Unrivaled games are also available to live stream on Max, and internationally on YouTube.
Watch: Unrivaled games on Sling TV
Lunar Owls (6-0) vs. Phantom (2-4) preview
The Lunar Owls are the only unbeaten team in Unrivaled behind their starting lineup of Napheesa Collier, Allisha Grey and Skylar Diggins-Smith. Collier scored 36 points with 12 rebounds, Gray added 20 points, and Diggins-Smith hit her fourth game-sealing shot as the Lunar Owls beat the Vinyl, 85-68, last Monday. Collier has been Unrivaled’s best player, averaging a league-leading 29.3 points and 11.8 rebounds per game.
Sabrina Ionescu is expected to play for the Phantom after participating at Super Bowl week in New Orleans. She had a monster game with 38 points, nine rebounds and eight assists last Friday against the Rose. Satou Sabally led the Phantom with 22 points, while Brittney Griner had 20 points and eight rebounds in the club’s last game, a loss to the Mist last Monday.
Rose (2-4) vs. Mist (2-4) preview
The Rose and the Mist will meet in the second of two games on Friday night, both coming off their second wins of the season.
The Rose beat the Laces, 83-69, last Saturday as Chelsea Gray scored 28 points, while Azurá Stevens had 23 points and eight rebounds. Angel Reese was ejected for two technical fouls in the second quarter, but had 15 rebounds before her exit.
Breanna Stewart and the Mist beat the Phantom, 64-61, last Monday. Stewart had 19 points, 13 rebounds and four assists to help the Mist win their second straight game after a 0-4 start.
Unrivaled upcoming schedule
Unrivaled will play two more games on Saturday: The Laces will meet the Vinyl first, while the Mist and Lunar Owls meet in the second game.
Then, Unrivaled will begin its 1-on-1 tournament to be played Monday, Tuesday and next Friday.
Unrivaled 1-on-1 tournament, what you need to know
Thirty of Unrivaled’s 36 players will participate in the tournament where a $350,000 prize pool is on the line.
The winner of the tournament will win $200,000, the runner-up will receive $50,000, and the other two semifinalists will take away $25,000. Each club teammate of the winner will also receive $10,000.
Is Angel Reese playing tonight?
Yes, Reese and the Rose play in the second game on Friday night.
Reese became the first Unrivaled player to be ejected last Saturday against the Laces. A referee thought Reese was gesturing toward him instead of Tiffany Hayes after a defensive stop, a misunderstanding which led to two technical fouls in the second quarter. Reese posted “free me” on social media, while her coach hopes Reese can learn from the ejection.
The Angel Reese Special at McDonald’s was also announced last week: The meal includes a BBQ Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese topped with a new BBQ sauce, plus French fries and a drink.
What is Unrivaled?
Unrivaled – the new women’s basketball league started by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart – will play its inaugural season from January to mid-March.
Six teams with 36 of the best women’s basketball players in the world, including Sabrina Ionescu and Brittney Griner, will compete in the 3-on-3, full court games.
Where is Unrivaled playing games?
Games will be played at Wayfair Arena in Medley, Florida, which is in the Miami metropolitan area, about 7 miles from Miami International Airport.
Unrivaled team names and rosters
Laces: Stefanie Dolson, Tiffany Hayes, Natisha Hiedeman (relief player contract), Kate Martin, Kayla McBride, Alyssa Thomas, Jackie Young.Lunar Owls: Shakira Austin, Napheesa Collier, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray, Courtney Williams, Cameron Brink (IR).Mist: DiJonai Carrington, Aaliyah Edwards, Rickea Jackson, Jewell Loyd, NaLyssa Smith (relief player contract), Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot.Phantom: Natasha Cloud, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Marina Mabrey, Satou Sabally, Katie Lou Samuelson.Rose: Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Lexie Hull, Angel Reese, Azura Stevens, Brittney Sykes.Vinyl: Aliyah Boston, Rae Burrell, Jordin Canada, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Arike Ogunbowale.
Unrivaled rules to know
Unrivaled games start with three seven-minute quarters, and games end when the target winning score is reached in the fourth quarter. The target winning score is 11 points higher than the highest team’s score after the third quarter, known as the Elam Ending. Players also take just one free throw after being fouled: A free throw equals two or three points depending on the shooting foul. How long is the Unrivaled court size? It’s is 72 feet long by 49.2 feet wide. NBA and WNBA courts are 94 feet long and 50 feet wide.
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