Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationShakira Austin makes 2 free throws with 2.8 seconds left to give the Mystics an 81-79 win over Sky
Austin missed two free throws with 31.8 seconds left but Washington secured the offensive rebound and she made a driving layup for a 79-77 lead.
After Angel Reese made two free throws with 14.9 seconds left to tie it at 79, Austin was fouled on a drive to the basket and converted both for the lead. Rachel Banham was off the mark on a half-court shot at the buzzer.
Sonia Citron scored eight of her 13 points in the fourth quarter for Washington (9-10). Kiki Iriafen had 11 points and 10 rebounds for her sixth double-double this season, tying Chamique Holdsclaw’s Mystics rookie record. Brittney Sykes also scored 11.
Reese finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds for Chicago (5-13) to extend her WNBA record to six straight games with 15-plus rebounds. The Baltimore native secured her sixth straight double-double in the first half with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Elizabeth Williams added 20 points for Chicago, Banham had 13 and Ariel Atkins, who spent her first seven seasons with Washington, scored 11.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 79 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 79 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Sky offensive team rebound | 79 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Rachel Banham misses 41-foot three point jumper | 79 - 81 |
| 4th 2.1 |  |
Shakira Austin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 79 - 81 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 30-71 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 19-25 | FT | 17-31 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fouls | 21 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Fairfax, VA
Attendance: 9,350 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 7 | L3 | 0.6315789 | 12 |
 New York |
0.5 | 8 | L2 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Indiana |
1 | 8 | W1 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.5 | 9 |
 Toronto |
3 | 10 | L1 | 0.47368422 | 9 |
 Chicago |
6 | 13 | L1 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
 Connecticut |
8 | 15 | W2 | 0.21052632 | 4 |
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