Sami Whitcomb has come back to haunt her former side with a 26-point haul in Townsville's 87-64 WNBL win over the Perth Lynx.
Whitcomb, a former captain of the Lynx, nailed six three-pointers and tallied five assists in her match-winning display on Sunday.
The Lynx trailed by just five points early in the final quarter, but Townsville finished with a 24-6 run to secure the big victory.
The result kept Townsville on top of the table with a 9-3 record, while the Lynx (8-4) are second.
The Lynx entered the match without star import Aari McDonald, who will miss about six weeks with a knee injury.
In her absence, Anneli Maley scored 18 points to go with her 13 rebounds, with Amy Atwell (15 points) the only other Lynx player to hit double figures.
Courtney Woods supported Whitcomb with 21 points and five assists.
In other action in round nine, the Southside Flyers (7-4) beat the lowly Adelaide Lightning 87-62 to end the weekend in third.
Nyadiew Puoch led the way for Southside with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Mercedes Russell tallied 15 points and seven rebounds.
Jocelyn Willoughby had a big night for Adelaide with 25 points.
The Bendigo Spirit (4-7) kept their faint finals hopes alive with an upset 81-78 win over the Melbourne Boomers (7-5).
Twin sisters Alicia and Keely Froling were big for their respective sides.
Alicia tallied 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Spirit, while Keely racked up 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Boomers.
Bendigo trailed by nine points midway through the third term, but took control of the match from that point on to claim their biggest scalp of the season and dent the Boomers' finals hopes in the process.
On Friday night, the Sydney Flames secured an important 77-74 win over Townsville.
Whitcomb scored 26 points for Townsville, but it wasn't enough to get the win.
The Flames (7-5) were well served by Didi Richards (21 points, eight rebounds), Cayla George (17 points, 11 rebounds) and Emma Clarke (17 points), with the win lifting them into fourth.
