Washington Mystics at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball Association
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
CONN 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
 WSH |
 CONN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 5,814 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Atlanta |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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