NBA

Washington Mystics at Connecticut Sun

· Women's National Basketball Association
Washington Mystics
13-10, 6-6 Away
Final
74 - 72

Connecticut Sun
14-7, 8-3 Home

Thomas, Sun rally from 17 down, beat Mystics 74-72 in OT

Courtney Williams added 15 points, Natisha Hiedeman scored 14 and Jonquel Jones had 11 points for Connecticut (14-7).

Williams and Thomas made back-to-back jumpers to open overtime and give Connecticut its biggest lead of the game at 70-66 with 3:42 to play and the Sun never again trailed.

The Mystics (13-10) committed nine of their 19 turnovers and were limited to seven points in the fourth — Washington’s lowest-scoring quarter this season.

Ariel Atkins led Washington with 18 points, including 12 in the first quarter. Shakira Austin and Alysha Clark scored 13 apiece and Myisha Hines-Allen had eight points and a season-high 13 rebounds.

Shakira Austin made two free throws to give the Mystics a 17-point lead with about 6 minutes left in the third quarter but Heideman hit a 3-pointer to spark a 20-4 run that made it 59-58 after Williams made back-to-back jumpers to open the fourth quarter.

Heideman made a basket with 4:35 left to give Connecticut a 62-61 lead — the Sun's first lead since the opening minutes.

Regular Season Series

CON wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 72 - 74
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 72 - 74
5th 0.1 Mystics offensive team rebound 72 - 74
5th 0.1 Myisha Hines-Allen misses 29-foot three point jumper 72 - 74
5th 1.9 Mystics offensive team rebound 72 - 74

Statistics

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27-69 FG 30-69
39 Field Goal % 43
4-21 3PT 6-18
19 Three Point % 33
14-20 FT 8-16
70 Free Throw % 50
37 Rebounds 38
9 Offensive Rebounds 6
28 Defensive Rebounds 32
16 Assists 17
10 Steals 11
4 Blocks 7
19 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 3
19 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
6 Fast Break Points 17
38 Points in Paint 32
16 Fouls 18
17 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Mohegan Sun Arena

Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 5,814 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 9 L1 0.59090906 13
Atlanta - 9 W1 0.59090906 13
Indiana - 9 W1 0.59090906 13
Washington 2 10 L1 0.5 10
Toronto 4 13 L4 0.4090909 9
Chicago 6 15 L1 0.3181818 7
Connecticut 8.5 18 L2 0.2173913 5
Full Standings

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