Washington Mystics at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMystics keep slim playoff hopes alive, beat Liberty 75-62
The Mystics need to win their final two games and have eighth-place Phoenix lose its final three to make the playoffs.
New York lost its first game under associate head coach Katie Smith. Head coach Bill Laimbeer, who handed over the reins for one night, will be credited with the loss. The Liberty had already clinched the third seed in the postseason.
Washington (13-19), which is ranked ninth in the AP power poll, made 10 of 27 3-point attempts.
Tina Charles had 22 points and 11 rebounds for New York (21-12). Shavonte Zellous added 11 points.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 62 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 62 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
New York offensive team rebound | 75 - 62 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Brittany Boyd misses 47-foot three point jumper | 75 - 62 |
| 4th 4.0 |  |
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stefanie Dolson assists) | 75 - 62 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-62 | FG | 22-67 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 17-21 | FT | 14-17 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 8 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 18 | Fouls | 23 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 8,345 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 13 | W4 | 0.65789473 | 25 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.64102566 | 25 |
 New York |
2 | 15 | W1 | 0.6052632 | 23 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 15 | W1 | 0.5945946 | 22 |
 Chicago |
10 | 23 | L1 | 0.39473686 | 15 |
 Toronto |
13.5 | 26 | L1 | 0.2972973 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
15 | 27 | L2 | 0.25 | 9 |
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