NBA

Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
Chicago Sky
4-8, 3-3 Away
Final
83 - 81

Washington Mystics
2-12, 1-5 Home

Ariel Atkins scores 29, Mystics blow 15-point lead before beating Sky 83-81

Julie Vanloo beats the shot clock with deep 3 to seal Mystics' win

Julie Vanloo hit a 3-pointer with 2:49 to play that ended a scoring drought of 5-plus minutes for the Mystics (2-12) and stretched their lead to 79-71. Lindsay Allen answered with a layup, Chennedy Carter added a three-point play and Angel Reese was fouled as she made a layup and hit the and-1 free throw to cap an 8-1 spurt and trim Chicago’s deficit to 81-79 with 1:12 left.

Atkins responded with two free throws before Allen made a driving layup that made it a one-possession game with 50 seconds to go.

The teams exchanged empty possessions before Allen missed a potential winning corner 3-point shot in the closing seconds. Stefanie Dolson of the Mystics fouled out when she dived for the loose ball with 0.2 seconds left. Marina Mabrey — who went into the game shooting 83% from the line this season — missed thenfree throws and the Mystics held on.

Aaliyah Edwards, the No. 6 overall selection in the 2024 draft, fouled out with 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting.

The Sky (4-8) have lost three games in a row and five of their last six.

Carter led Chicago with 16 points and Reese had 10 points and 14 rebounds, the rookie's fifth consecutive double-double. Dana Evans scored 14, Kamilla Cardoso 12 and Allen finished with 10.

Washington led by as many as 15 points. Chicago went scoreless for the first 4-plus minutes of the game, missing its first eight shots before Mabrey hit a 3-pointer to make it 9-3. Myisha Hines-Allen made a free throw to give the Mystics a 23-8 lead with a minute left in the first quarter.

Washington took a 47-36 lead into halftime but Evans scored eight points — including two 3-pointers — in a 14-6 run that made it 56-all with 2:56 left in the third quarter. Karlie Samuelsson scored 12 points for Washington.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 81 - 83
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 81 - 83
4th 0.0 Sky offensive team rebound 81 - 83
4th 0.0 Marina Mabrey misses free throw 2 of 2 81 - 83
4th 0.0 Jade Melbourne enters the game for Julie Vanloo 81 - 83

Statistics

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30-66 FG 28-64
45 Field Goal % 44
4-13 3PT 8-30
31 Three Point % 27
17-25 FT 19-23
68 Free Throw % 83
34 Rebounds 36
9 Offensive Rebounds 7
25 Defensive Rebounds 29
16 Assists 20
9 Steals 7
1 Blocks 5
14 Turnovers 18
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 19
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
19 Fast Break Points 6
48 Points in Paint 32
25 Fouls 25
0 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

CareFirst Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:

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
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