Laces BC vs. Vinyl BC player stats and box score (Feb. 28) | 2025 Unrivaled

The Vinyl BC defeated the Laces BC 64-63 in the first game of Friday's two-game Unrivaled slate at Wayfair Arena in Miami, Florida.

Rhyne Howard led the charge for Vinyl. She finished with 24 points, six rebounds and three blocks on 9-for-21 shooting (2-for-8 on 3-pointers). Dearica Hamby had 17 points, six rebounds and three assists. She shot 6-for-11, including 3-for-3 from the 3-point line. Jordin Canada contributed 10 points, six rebounds and six assists.

For the Laces, Alyssa Thomas finished with 16 points and nine rebounds. She shot an efficient 8-for-11 from the field. Jackie Young contributed 16 points and four assists on 5-for-7 shooting off the bench. Kayla McBride added 12 points and three rebounds on 5-for-18 shooting, while Tiffany Hayes had 11 points and four rebounds.

Coming into the game, both teams looked to return to winning ways. Vinyl (5-6) avoided a second straight loss. Meanwhile, Laces lost its third consecutive game and dropped to 5-6.

Vinyl and Laces are now tied for the No. 3 spot. With two weeks left in the regular season, every game in Unrivaled will be crucial, as only four teams will advance to the playoffs.

Hamby, Howard and Canada started for Vinyl, while Laces' starting trio is Thomas, McBride and Hayes.

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Laces BC vs. Vinyl BC player stats and box score

Vinyl BC player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT
Rhyne Howard	24	6	2	0	3	3	9-21	2-8	2-2
Dearica Hamby	17	6	3	1	0	1	6-11	3-3	1-1
Jordin Canada	10	6	6	1	0	0	4-15	0-5	1-1
Rae Burrell	7	2	1	1	1	0	3-6	1-2	0-0
Aliyah Boston	6	10	1	0	1	4	2-3	0-0	1-2
Arike Ogunbowale	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Laces BC player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT
Alyssa Thomas	16	9	1	0	0	2	8-11	0-0	0-0
Kayla McBride	12	3	2	1	0	1	5-18	2-8	0-0
Tiffany Hayes	11	4	1	2	0	1	3-11	1-2	2-3
Jackie Young	16	1	4	0	0	2	5-7	3-4	1-1
Natisha Hiedeman	4	5	2	0	0	0	2-5	0-1	0-0
Stefanie Dolson	4	4	1	0	0	2	2-4	0-2	0-0
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kate Martin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Laces BC vs. Vinyl BC game summary

The Vinyl BC had a 16-15 lead over the Laces BC in the back-and-forth opening quarter. Vinyl's Rae Burrell and Laces' Kayla McBride had seven points apiece to lead the scoring for their teams.

Vinyl's 8-0 run midway through the second period helped extend their lead. Vinyl ended the first half ahead 36-26 over the Laces. Dearica Hamby had 12 points on 5-for-9 shooting.

Laces trimmed Vinyl's double-digit lead to five at the end of the third quarter, 53-48. The game's winning score was established at 64.

In the untimed fourth quarter, Alyssa Thomas scored six straight points to give Laces the lead 54-53. The game went down the wire, and Vinyl ultimately bagged victory on Hamby's free throw.