Sydney Taylor completed a fourth-quarter comeback with a 3-pointer that tied the game at 72, punctuating another high-scoring performance in July. The rookie reached 26 points on the tying shot after scoring 10 in the final period.

What happened

Taylor’s triple erased the remaining deficit and brought the game level at 72. It was the defining shot of a late surge in which she took her scoring total from 16 points through three quarters to 26 in the fourth.

The tying basket also put Taylor within five points of the 31-point mark she established July 22. With the game still tied, her scoring push left open the possibility of another late finish beyond the total she had already reached.

Why it matters

Taylor’s fourth-quarter production extended a notable July run. She scored 19 points on July 18, delivered a tying basket on July 19 and then set the 31-point mark on July 22.

This performance added another late-game contribution to that sequence. Taylor did more than build her scoring total: She supplied the shot that eliminated the deficit and reset the game at 72.

The timing of the production was central to its impact. Ten of Taylor’s 26 points came in the fourth quarter, when the game’s margin disappeared and each possession carried greater weight.

By the numbers

Taylor had 26 points after the tying 3-pointer, with 10 of those coming in the fourth quarter. Her final-period output accounted for more than one-third of her scoring total at that stage of the game.

The rookie stood five points short of matching the 31 she scored July 22 and six away from surpassing it. Her July stretch also included the 19-point outing four days earlier and the tying basket the following day.

What to watch next

The immediate question is whether Taylor can move beyond 31 points before the game ends. Reaching that threshold would require another six points after her triple tied the score at 72.

The closing result carries equal importance. Taylor had already erased the deficit, but the tied score left the outcome unresolved and made the possessions after her 3-pointer decisive.

Her next contribution could determine both parts of the finish: whether she establishes a new scoring mark beyond July 22 and whether the comeback she completed turns into a victory.