Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMcCoughtry scores 31, Dream eliminate Mystics with 94-91 win
Fourth-ranked Atlanta (17-16) can still surpass Chicago (17-15) for the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. The Phoenix Mercury clinched the No. 8 seed with Washington's loss.
McCoughtry's pull-up basket with 1:35 left capped an 8-1 run and gave the Dream a 90-87 lead. Emma Meesseman answered with a jumper and Tayler Hill made both free throws with 13.7 seconds both to give the Mystics (13-20) a one-point lead.
Tiffany Hayes put the Dream back in front for good on a left-handed scoop shot with 9.4 seconds left and Layshia Clarendon added a pair of free throws with 4.0 seconds to go.
Hayes had 21 points, Bria Holmes added 16, and Elizabeth Williams had 13 for Atlanta.
Meesseman and Hill had 20 points each for Washington.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 91 - 94 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 91 - 94 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Washington offensive team rebound | 91 - 94 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Natasha Cloud misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot | 91 - 94 |
| 4th 4.0 | |
Washington 20 Sec. timeout | 91 - 94 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-80 | FG | 34-66 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 7-27 | 3PT | 3-11 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 16-20 | FT | 23-31 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 4,404 · 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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