NBA

Connecticut Sun at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
Connecticut Sun
8-6, 4-5 Away
Final
92 - 80

Washington Mystics
9-5, 5-3 Home

Mystics take lead in East, beat Sun 92-80

The Mystics (9-5) took the lead for good at 58-57 on LaToya Sanders' layup in the middle of the third quarter. That sparked a 22-4 run that ended at 78-61 with Kristi Toliver's pair of free throws early in the fourth.

The Sun (8-6) closed the deficit to 82-76 on Alex Bentley's 21-foot jumper with 4:17 left. But Connecticut went scoreless for over three minutes and the game was out of reach in the final minute.

Sanders added 18 points, Toliver scored 14 and Ariel Atkins had 13 for the Mystics, who won their fourth straight and fifth in the last six.

Chiney Ogwumike had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Sun, who lost five of six.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 80 - 92
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 80 - 92
4th 15.1 Jasmine Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Bentley assists) 80 - 92
4th 17.3 Connecticut offensive team rebound 77 - 92
4th 17.7 Lexie Brown misses layup 77 - 92

Statistics

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30-68 FG 31-65
44 Field Goal % 48
6-18 3PT 9-20
33 Three Point % 45
14-18 FT 21-28
78 Free Throw % 75
41 Rebounds 32
15 Offensive Rebounds 8
26 Defensive Rebounds 24
16 Assists 21
1 Steals 9
1 Blocks 4
17 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
2 Fast Break Points 4
34 Points in Paint 30
22 Fouls 16
12 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,139 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 12 W2 0.6363636 21
Indiana - 12 W2 0.6363636 21
New York 1 14 W1 0.6 21
Washington 2 14 L2 0.57575756 19
Chicago 9.5 22 L3 0.3529412 12
Toronto 11 23 L10 0.3030303 10
Connecticut 12.5 24 L1 0.25 8
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