Aliyah Boston Stats: How did the Vinyl BC star fare against Rose BC in Unrivaled? (Feb. 18)

Aliyah Boston and Vinyl BC faced Rose BC on Tuesday, the second meeting between the two teams. Boston, who helped her team to a 79-73 win in the first encounter, looks to do the same in the rematch.

The Indiana Fever star in the WNBA entered the game with 2:41 left in the first quarter. She went 0-for-2 as Vinyl badly struggled out of the gate. Only Dearica Hamby, who scored a layup, prevented Rose from shutting them out in the opening minutes. Chelsea Gray’s nine points pushed Rose to a 13-2 lead at the end of the period.

Like in the first quarter, Boston came in late in the next period but immediately impacted the game. She had five points and two rebounds in Vinyl's searing 24-14 period to close the gap to 29-26 at halftime.

Aliyah Boston did not attempt one shot but grabbed two rebounds in the third period. The Vinyl center did not have to impact the game with her scoring as Rhyne Howard stayed hot. Howard dropped 15 points in the second period and followed it up with nine in the third. Vinyl held a 49-48 advantage with a quarter left to play.

The two-time All-Star did not see action in the fourth quarter. Vinyl coach Teresa Weatherspoon kept her on the bench as Rose surged to a 13-6 run to win 61-55.

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT
Aliyah Boston	5	5	0	1	1	0	1-3	0-0	2-2

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Aliyah Boston and Vinyl BC lose their fifth straight game

The Unrivaled 3x3 competition gave way to the 1x1 tournament, which Napheesa Collier. The league also took a breather to enjoy the NBA's All-Star festivities. Heading into the break, Aliyah Boston and Vinyl BC were on a four-game losing slump. The hope was they would regroup to arrest their alarming slide.

However, the break hardly improved their game as they suffered another loss. They showed fight by refusing to quit after going down 15-2 in the first quarter, but they limped to the end. Arike Ogunbowale's scoreless night was a huge reason Vinyl suffered its fifth straight loss.

Dearica Hamby and Rhyne Howard carried the team with support from Rae Burrell and Aliyah Boston but it proved to be insufficient to end their slump.