Washington Mystics at Tulsa Shock
· Women's National Basketball Association
Dolson scores 18, leads Mystics past Shock, 76-69
Emma Meesseman added 10 points for the Mystics (9-6), who won their third in a row.
A 3-pointer by Natasha Cloud sparked a 12-4 Washington run and gave the Mystics the lead for good.
Karima Christmas hit a 3-pointer with 1:02 to play, pulling Tulsa (10-8) within 70-67, but Meesseman answered with a layup and Kara Lawson had a steal and hit two free throws to give the Mystics a seven-point lead with 21 seconds left.
Christmas led Tulsa with 15 points while Plenette Pierson scored 14 and Odyssey Sims added 11. Courtney Paris tied a career-high with 19 rebounds.
Tulsa has lost four in a row.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 69 |
| 4th 4.0 |  |
Karima Christmas bad pass (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt steals) | 76 - 69 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
Natasha Cloud personal foul (Odyssey Sims draws the foul) | 76 - 69 |
| 4th 11.0 | |
Natasha Cloud enters the game for Ivory Latta | 76 - 69 |
| 4th 11.0 | |
Tulsa 20 Sec. timeout | 76 - 69 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 TUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 23-73 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 6-13 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 20-25 | FT | 19-24 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Tulsa, OK
Attendance: 6,147 · 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 |
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