Washington Mystics at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationHines-Allen has 25, helps keep Mystics' playoff hopes alive
Washington's victory eliminates Atlanta and leaves just the Mystics and the Dallas Wings in the running for the eighth and final playoff spot. The Mystics (8-13) would clinch a berth with a victory over Atlanta in a regular-season finale on Sunday. A loss would open the door for Dallas (7-14), which would then advance with a victory over the last-place Liberty (2-19) Sunday as the Wings own the tiebreaker over the Mystics.
Hines-Allen was 8-of-16 shooting, making all three of her 3-point attempts and all six free throws. Ariel Atkins added 18 points and five steals with Leilani Mitchell scoring 12 points.
The Mystics scored the first nine points, led 36-29 at halftime and were up by as many 20 in the third quarter
Kia Nurse and Kiah Stokes, the latter with five 3-pointers, scored 15 points each for the Liberty.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 58 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 58 |
| 4th 3.8 |  |
Jocelyn Willoughby defensive rebound | 75 - 58 |
| 4th 8.6 |  |
Jacki Gemelos misses 24-foot three point jumper | 75 - 58 |
| 4th 31.1 | |
Jocelyn Willoughby makes two point shot (Jazmine Jones assists) | 75 - 58 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-73 | FG | 21-55 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-11 | FT | 7-8 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 9 | W2 | 0.6086956 | 14 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W1 | 0.5833333 | 14 |
 New York |
1.5 | 11 | L3 | 0.5416667 | 13 |
 Washington |
2 | 10 | W1 | 0.52380955 | 11 |
 Toronto |
4 | 13 | W1 | 0.4347826 | 10 |
 Chicago |
7 | 16 | L2 | 0.3043478 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
9 | 18 | L2 | 0.2173913 | 5 |
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