NBA

Dallas Wings at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
3-12, 2-7 Away
Final
91 - 88

6-8, 4-3 Home

Sonia Citron has 27 points and 11 rebounds, hits winning 3 as Mystics beat Wings 91-88 in OT

Arike Ogunbowale (27 points) Highlights vs. Washington Mystics

Citron made 9 of 13 from the field, hit a career-best four 3-pointers and had a season-high 11 rebounds. Fellow rookie Kiki Iriafen had 19 points and seven rebounds to go with career highs of six assists and five steals for the Mystics (6-8). Sug Sutton added 15 points.

Austin got the ball in the post and kicked it out to Citron for a wide open tiebreaking corner 3 with 12.2 seconds remaining.

Rookie Aziaha James, who finished with 11 points, made 1 of 2 from the free-throw line to cut the Dallas deficit to 83-81 with 17 seconds left. Citron split a pair of foul shots on the other end before rookie Paige Bueckers hit a catch-and-shoot 3 off an inbounds pass from James to make it 84-all with 11 seconds left in regulation.

The Mystics led by as many as 16 points in the first half and Dallas (3-12) had a 10-point lead early in the third quarter.

Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with 27 points and Bueckers added 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

Ogunbowale hit three 3s as she scored 14 of Dallas' 31 second-quarter points to help the Wings take a 45-40 lead into halftime. Washington committed eight turnovers in the period.

The teams combined for 60 personal fouls — three technical — and 73 free-throw attempts. The Mystics hit 28 of 41 foul shots and Dallas made 26 of 32.

Up next The Wings kick off a four-game home stand against Atlanta and the Mystics host Minnesota on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 88 - 91
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 88 - 91
5th 2.1 Sonia Citron defensive rebound 88 - 91
5th 2.1 Paige Bueckers misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot 88 - 91
5th 4.1 Paige Bueckers offensive rebound 88 - 91

Statistics

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27-72 FG 28-62
38 Field Goal % 45
8-25 3PT 7-15
32 Three Point % 47
26-32 FT 28-41
81 Free Throw % 68
38 Rebounds 33
12 Offensive Rebounds 9
26 Defensive Rebounds 24
16 Assists 23
8 Steals 11
6 Blocks 4
17 Turnovers 16
2 Team Turnovers 1
19 Total Turnovers 17
1 Technical Fouls 2
1 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
7 Fast Break Points 14
22 Points in Paint 36
33 Fouls 27
10 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

CareFirst Arena

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

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 11 W1 0.75 33
Golden State 1 12 W1 0.72727275 32
Las Vegas 2 13 W7 0.70454544 31
Dallas 6 17 W1 0.6136364 27
Portland 16 27 W1 0.38636363 17
Los Angeles 17 28 L2 0.36363637 16
Phoenix 17 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Seattle 25 36 L5 0.18181819 8

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W5 0.6818182 30
Washington 2 16 W4 0.6363636 28
Indiana 2 16 L1 0.6363636 28
New York 4 18 L2 0.59090906 26
Chicago 14 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Toronto 19 33 L8 0.25 11
Connecticut 19 33 W1 0.25 11
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