The Lunar Owls dominated the Phantom 82-58 to advance to 3-0 on the season.
Phantom's Sabrina Ionescu missed her second straight game, meaning Fever forward Katie Lou Samuelson got another start early on in the season. She was tasked with covering Lunar Owls' Napheesa Collier, a tough assignment for anyone in the league.
Brittney Griner, who shined in the Phantom's first win Friday, started the game on the bench and watched her team struggle from the floor as a result. Samuelson scored seven of the Phantom's 11 first quarter points, but she did miss two free throws that could have pulled the Phantom within eight points of the Owls. The Lunar Owls defense was physical and stout, and the offense thrived through Collier (nine of 23 first quarter points).
Natisha Heideman ended a near four-minute scoring drought for Phantom to open up the second quarter. She and Griner got to work, cutting the Lunar Owls lead to just two points before Owls head coach DJ Sackmann needed to use a timeout. The Phantom looked like a completely different team from the first quarter.
The Lunar Owls leaned on Allisha Gray in the second quarter. Gray was dialed in from deep, hitting two three-pointers and opening up the inside for Collier. Gray hit four first-half triples, and Collier finished the first half with a double-double (14 points, 12 rebounds).
Lunar Owls led the Phantom 46-37 after 14 minutes
The third quarter was all Owls. Phantom were held to just 14 points and the Lunar Owls went off for 25. It was a combination of the Owls defense and the Phantom's lack of offense. The Phantom looked tired after dealing with Collier and Diggins-Smith's full court press all night.
Heideman did her best to bring the Phantom back in the fourth quarter, scoring seven points in the final frame, but in the end it was not enough. Allisha Gray hit her fifth three-pointer of the night and iced the game. The Lunar Owls looked as dominant as ever.
Napheesa Collier built upon her first-half double-double in a big way. She finished with 37 points and 18 rebounds, the most in Unrivaled history in either category. She went 13-of-17 from the field, hitting five triples of her own in the process. She also racked up five assists, three steals, and a block. It is the greatest performance in league history, and it isn't close.
That wraps up Unrivaled's second weekend. The action will continue on Monday, January 27.