San Antonio Stars at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball Association
Stars lead by 23 at half, hold on to beat Mystics 85-74
San Antonio (6-19) outscored the Mystics 26-6 in the second quarter, including nine straight points to end the half up 43-20.
Washington (10-16) opened the second half on a 16-4 run to pull to 47-36 in the middle of the third quarter. The Stars responded with four straight points and led by no less than eight from there.
Moriah Jefferson added 15 points and nine assists, and Kayla Alexander had 12 points for the Stars.
Tayler Hill was 5 of 10 from 3-point range and led the Mystics with 26 points. Tierra Ruffin-Pratt added 17 points, Stefanie Dolson had 11 and Emma Meesseman 10.
Regular Season Series
SA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 85 - 74 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 74 |
| 4th 21.0 |  |
San Antonio defensive team rebound | 85 - 74 |
| 4th 22.0 |  |
Emma Meesseman misses 26-foot three point jumper | 85 - 74 |
| 4th 29.0 | |
Washington offensive team rebound | 85 - 74 |
Statistics
 SA |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-62 | FG | 22-65 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 2-13 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 15 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 23-25 | FT | 24-37 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 31 | Fouls | 21 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 5,509 · 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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