NBA

Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
Chicago Sky
17-11, 6-8 Away
Final
64 - 66

Washington Mystics
15-11, 9-5 Home

Pondexter's basket gives Sky 66-64 win over Mystics

Washington's Kara Lawson hit a 3-pointer with 28 seconds to tie the game. Coming out of a timeout, Pondexter, out near the halfcourt line, let the clock wind down before driving for the winning points. Lawson missed a last-second jumper.

With the home-and-home sweep, Chicago (17-11) earned its fourth straight victory over Washington (15-11) in the battle between Eastern Conference teams jockeying for playoff berths.

Pondexter finished with nine points, six below her average. Elena Delle Donne, the league's leading scorer at 24 points per game, had 18 on 7-of-22 shooting along with 10 rebounds. Allie Quigley added 15 points and Clarissa Dos Santos 10.

Lawson led Washington with 19 points with Ivory Latta adding 15 and Emma Meesseman 12.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 4-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 66 - 64
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 66 - 64
4th 0.0 Washington offensive team rebound 66 - 64
4th 1.0 Kara Lawson misses 15-foot jumper 66 - 64
4th 6.0 Cappie Pondexter makes driving layup 66 - 64

Statistics

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24-62 FG 22-66
39 Field Goal % 33
2-8 3PT 6-20
25 Three Point % 30
16-23 FT 14-18
70 Free Throw % 78
33 Rebounds 32
10 Offensive Rebounds 10
23 Defensive Rebounds 22
6 Assists 13
4 Steals 6
10 Blocks 6
15 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 2
16 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
10 Fast Break Points 6
30 Points in Paint 20
24 Fouls 22

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 7,400 · 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

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