NBA

Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream

· Women's National Basketball Association
Washington Mystics
5-3, 3-1 Away
Final
72 - 69

Atlanta Dream
4-6, 3-3 Home

McCoughtry, Ajavon lead Dream past Mystics 72-69

Ajavon scored nine points in the decisive third quarter and McCoughtry added eight. Atlanta trailed 36-31 at halftime, but outscored Mystics 21-9 in the third as Washington went without a field goal for 5-plus minutes.

Sancho Lyttle had 12 points, 10 rebounds and five steals for Atlanta (4-6). McCoughtry, the WNBA's second-leading scorer, had 21 points in Atlanta's 64-61 win over Washington on June 12.

Ivory Latta scored 18 points for Washington (5-3), which lost for the first time on the road this season. Emma Meesseman added 14 points and seven rebounds.

Atlanta played without Tiffany Hayes, the team's second-leading scorer with 12.2 points per game, and Aneika Henry, who are on international duty.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 69 - 72
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 69 - 72
4th 0.0 Ivory Latta makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tayler Hill assists) 69 - 72
4th 9.0 Matee Ajavon makes free throw 2 of 2 66 - 72
4th 9.0 Ally Malott enters the game for Tierra Ruffin-Pratt 66 - 71

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/wsh.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWSH https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/atl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originATL
26-57 FG 30-70
46 Field Goal % 43
6-17 3PT 3-7
35 Three Point % 43
11-14 FT 9-14
79 Free Throw % 64
24 Rebounds 34
5 Offensive Rebounds 15
19 Defensive Rebounds 19
21 Assists 17
8 Steals 12
7 Blocks 2
17 Turnovers 17
3 Team Turnovers 0
20 Total Turnovers 17
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
4 Fast Break Points 17
24 Points in Paint 48
18 Fouls 20

Game Information

Venue: State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 5,861 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W1 0.65 26
Indiana - 14 W2 0.65 26
New York 2 16 W1 0.6 24
Washington 2 16 L1 0.6 24
Chicago 11 25 L3 0.375 15
Toronto 15 29 L4 0.275 11
Connecticut 16 30 L3 0.25 10
Full Standings

WNBA News

Germany beats South Korea, rolls into World Cup quarterfinals

Germany beats South Korea, rolls into World Cup quarterfinals

Host Germany advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's FIBA World Cup with a morale-boosting 94-56 rout of South Korea on Tuesday, and the United States learned its next opponent.

Potential WNBA commissioner candidates to succeed Cathy Engelbert

Potential WNBA commissioner candidates to succeed Cathy Engelbert

Executives from the WNBA, NBA and Nike are among potential candidates to succeed Cathy Engelbert when she retires.

Arena for 76ers, Flyers to open in 2030, marks 'new era'

Arena for 76ers, Flyers to open in 2030, marks 'new era'

The 76ers and Flyers have unveiled renderings of their new fully privately funded arena in South Philadelphia, which is targeted to open before the WNBA season in 2030.

U.S. closes pool play with 105-64 rout of Czechia

U.S. closes pool play with 105-64 rout of Czechia

The United States routed Czechia 105-64 to close out pool play at the FIBA World Cup and rebound from a tough performance against Italy.

Belgium's Julie Allemand breaks World Cup assist record in win

Belgium's Julie Allemand breaks World Cup assist record in win

Julie Allemand broke Spain's Laia Palau's mark of 108 assists in the first half of Belgium's 80-68 win over Australia that clinched a spot in the quarterfinals. She now has 111 in her World Cup career.