Minnesota Lynx at Washington Mystics

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Minnesota Lynx

1-6, 1-3 Away

Final
78 - 80

Washington Mystics

3-3, 2-2 Home

Mitchell's late basket lifts Lynx to first win of season, beat Mystics 80-78

Tiffany Mitchell's second effort wins it for Lynx in final seconds

Minnesota (1-6) lost seven straight to open the 2007 season.

Mitchell took an inbounds pass on the right side and had a driving layup attempt blocked by Brittney Sykes but grabbed the offensive rebound and made the go-ahead layup.

Elena Delle Donne made a layup and, after Washington's defense forced a shot-clock violation, Shakira Austin scored inside to make it 71-all with 3:18 to play. Jessica Shepard answered with six consecutive points as the Mystics missed six consecutive field-goal attempts before a short basket by Ariel Atkins trimmed their deficit to 77-75. Napheesa Collier made 1 of 2 from the free-throw line with 15 seconds to go and Sykes hit a 3-pointer to tie it 78-all with 7.4 remaining.

Collier finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and three steals and Mitchell added 10 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota. Shepard had 10 points, including six in the final three minutes, to go with six rebounds and six assists.

Atkins finished with 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Austin had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (3-3). Natasha Cloud added 14 points with nine assists and Delle Donne scored 12 points.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	80 - 78
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	80 - 78
4th 0.0	Mystics offensive team rebound	80 - 78
4th 0.0	Ariel Atkins misses 60-foot three point jumper	80 - 78
4th 3.0	Tiffany Mitchell makes two point shot	80 - 78

Statistics

MIN		WSH
28-63	FG	28-71
44	Field Goal %	39
9-24	3PT	9-30
38	Three Point %	30
15-17	FT	13-14
88	Free Throw %	93
39	Rebounds	31
7	Offensive Rebounds	7
32	Defensive Rebounds	24
19	Assists	16
4	Steals	8
0	Blocks	3
16	Turnovers	8
1	Team Turnovers	2
17	Total Turnovers	10
1	Technical Fouls	0
1	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
30	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	11
9	Fast Break Points	6
36	Points in Paint	32
14	Fouls	17
12	Largest Lead	7

Game Information

CareFirst Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 3,534 · Capacity:

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	10	W1	0.77272725	34
Las Vegas	4	14	W16	0.6818182	30
Phoenix	7	17	L3	0.6136364	27
Seattle	11	21	W1	0.52272725	23
Golden State	11	21	L3	0.52272725	23
Los Angeles	13	23	L1	0.47727272	21
Dallas	24	34	W1	0.22727273	10

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	-	14	W6	0.6818182	30
New York	3	17	W3	0.6136364	27
Indiana	6	20	W3	0.54545456	24
Washington	14	28	L10	0.36363637	16
Connecticut	19	33	L2	0.25	11
Chicago	20	34	L4	0.22727273	10

Full Standings

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