Connecticut Sun at Washington Mystics
· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
Delle Donne scores 15 as Mystics beat Sun 71-63
Ariel Atkins and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough each scored 10 points for Washington (11-7).
Delle Donne converted a three-point play and then hit a 3-pointer about a minute later to make it 14-9 midway through the first quarter and the Mystics led the rest of the way.
Connecticut scored six consecutive points to trim its deficit to eight nearly-2 minutes later but Alysha Clark scored four points in a 7-0 spurt that made it 38-23 with 6 minutes left in the first half and the Sun couldn't recover.
Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 16 rebounds for the Sun (12-4).
Connecticut, which went into the game No. 2 in the WNBA in scoring at 87.9 points per game, shot just 36.7% (22 of 60) from the field and was limited to its lowest scoring output of the season.
Regular Season Series
CONN wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 63 - 71 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 63 - 71 |
| 4th 9.1 |  |
DiJonai Carrington defensive rebound | 63 - 71 |
| 4th 12.6 |  |
Tianna Hawkins misses 23-foot three point jumper | 63 - 71 |
| 4th 33.6 | |
Brionna Jones makes 14-foot jumper (DiJonai Carrington assists) | 63 - 71 |
Statistics
 CONN |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 27-65 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 13-18 | FT | 11-17 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 3,959 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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