Women's National Basketball Association

FINAL Friday, May 31, 2024
Washington Mystics 79
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New York Liberty 90
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WSH1728221279
NY3217212090
Barclays Center · 9,878 att.

Match Report

Ionescu scores 24, Thornton 20 and Liberty close out Mystics 90-79

— Sabrina Ionescu scored 24 points, Kayla Thornton added 20 and the New York Liberty used a late scoring run to defeat the Washington Mystics 90-79 on Friday night.

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Team Stats

28-60
FG
28-63
47
Field Goal %
44
7-18
3PT
11-32
39
Three Point %
34
16-22
FT
23-31
73
Free Throw %
74
30
Rebounds
34
3
Offensive Rebounds
8
27
Defensive Rebounds
26
22
Assists
18
7
Steals
9
1
Blocks
1
14
Turnovers
14
4
Team Turnovers
1
18
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
19
Points Conceded Off Turnovers
13
13
Fast Break Points
15
40
Points in Paint
26
27
Fouls
23
1
Largest Lead
17

Top Performers

WSH

  • Ariel Atkins MIN 32 · PTS 15 · FG 5-9
  • Shakira Austin MIN 23 · PTS 12 · FG 4-10
  • Myisha Hines-Allen MIN 19 · PTS 11 · FG 4-7
  • Jade Melbourne MIN 19 · PTS 11 · FG 5-8

NY

  • Breanna Stewart MIN 36 · PTS 18 · FG 4-13
  • Sabrina Ionescu MIN 35 · PTS 24 · FG 7-12
  • Kayla Thornton MIN 34 · PTS 20 · FG 7-14
  • Jonquel Jones MIN 34 · PTS 16 · FG 6-11

Recent Plays

  1. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of the 4th Quarter
  3. 17.0 · 4th Quarter Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes free throw 2 of 2
  4. 17.0 · 4th Quarter Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 2
  5. 17.0 · 4th Quarter Shatori Walker-Kimbrough personal foul
  6. 29.1 · 4th Quarter Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
  7. 32.1 · 4th Quarter Julie Vanloo misses driving layup
  8. 39.0 · 4th Quarter Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2

Head to Head

NY wins series 4-0

Injuries

New York Liberty

  • Satou Sabally Out
  • Elizabeth Balogun Out

Washington Mystics

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