Dominique Malonga bounced back from a foul-prone performance in her last outing and tied her season high with 21 points, but the Storm faltered in the final minutes and lost 86-73 in their first-ever matchup against the expansion Toronto Tempo at Coco-Cola Coliseum.

Stefanie Dolson had 16 point and three rebounds while Jade Melbourne added 14 points, six assists and three steals off the bench for Seattle (1-2).

Malonga had more fouls (four) than field goals (two) during Sunday’s 89-82 road win against the Connecticut Sun. She converted nine of 19 shots, including two three-pointers and had seven rebounds Wednesday in Toronto.

The Storm led 45-44 at halftime and lost control of the game in the third quarter when they were outscored 23-17.

Seattle closed to within four points midway in the fourth quarter when Marina Mabrey (26 points) drained a couple of three-pointers that put the Tempo up 81-71 with four minutes left.

Brittney Sykes, who played last season in Seattle, had 18 points, Maria Conde 16 and…