"It's hard when you lose one of your best players, and then you kind of have to adjust how you play a little bit," Brondello said.
"For me, this was a win for how we got gritty, and we got tough, and we found a way."
Brondello compared Mabrey's performance to that of legendary guard Diana Taurasi.
"I looked like I was watching Diana Taurasi out there," Brondello said.
"I've seen her getting [Taurasi's] fire, and just how effortless it is, just how far she can shoot out, and the confidence that she has in it."
Mabrey explained her approach during the historic scoring run.
"I'm locked in the whole time, but there are defences out there geared to stop me," Mabrey said, "so I have to look for pockets where they relax, and then that's when I can attack."
Fagbenle played 32 minutes despite returning from an opening-day shoulder sprain, and Brondello joked that the pre-game minutes restriction went out the window.
"Anyone is going to be tired, so that's not going to be an excuse," Fagbenle said.
"So you just gotta be mentally tough, and that's how you win these games, like just mental toughness at the end of the day, and that's what I should dig into."
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Toronto travels to play the Atlanta Dream on Monday, while Connecticut hosts the Chicago Sky on Monday.
