Tasmania make a statement against the Flyers

Tasmania have shown no mercy against Southside, recording the biggest win of their maiden WNBL season with a 99-79 victory.

Down by 10 points after the first quarter in Thursday night's clash at the Silverdome in Launceston, the Jewels made the most of 22 turnovers by the Flyers to seize the lead, before going on to record the third victory of their debut season.

Brooke Basham top-scored for the Jewels with 20 points, alongside four assists and two steals, with Gianna Kneepkens, Stephanie Reid, Darcee Garbin and Keely Froling all hitting double figures.

"Really pleased with that effort tonight," Jewels coach Claudia Brassard said.

"I thought we held our nerve after the first quarter - we gave up 25 in that first quarter and couldn't match their physicality, but then we kind of fixed that and were able to not lose our way offensively as well."

Fresh from a WNBA Finals run with Atlanta, Madina Okot made her debut for the Jewels, scoring four points as well as nabbing six rebounds in her near-14 minutes on court.

Brassard was happy with Okot's first appearance after only a couple of training sessions with her new team, and was confident her impact will only increase as she builds connections.

"She fits in. She's lovely," Brassard said.

"We saw the size and the impact that she can have at both ends of the floor.

"Once her teammates learn to play with her as well, it's a bit of a difference for us."

The loss was Southside's fourth in a row as Sam Mackinnon's young team slumped to a 1-5 record - that one win ironically coming against the Jewels in round two.

Hopes of recording a double over Tasmania to snap their losing run would have been high after that first quarter, but Mackinnon admitted turnovers were a recurring issue in his team's campaign.

"I spoke to the girls at halftime - down by two and we had 14 turnovers," Mackinnon said.

"It's no secret that that's sort of our Achilles heel at the moment. It's just learning to win.

"We show periods where we're really good and competitive and have leads, so we've just got to keep on believing, keep on working, and it'll turn for us."

China international Wang Siyu finished with 16 points and six rebounds for the Flyers, while Hannah Hank's 13 points all came in the first half during the visitors' hot start.

The Flyers will aim to snap their losing run on Sunday when they host Perth at the Victorian State Basketball Centre.

Tasmania have 10 days off before facing the UC Capitals in Canberra on November 22.