Washington Mystics at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBrittney Sykes scores 10 of her 19 in 4th, Mystics beat Storm 74-69
Kiki Iriafen finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (11-10) and her six double-doubles this season are tied with Chamique Holdsclaw for franchise's single-season rookie record.
Ezi Magbegor scored a season-high 19 points, Nneka Ogwumike added 16 and Skylar Diggins had 10 for the Storm. Tiffany Mitchell, who was signed by Seattle on Thursday after the nine-year veteran was waived by Las Vegas on June 30, finished with 12 points.
Ogwumike made a layup to cut the deficit to 70-69 with 40.8 seconds to play but Sykes answered with a driving layup late in the shot clock before Diggins stepped out of bounds with 17 seconds remaining. Sykes made to free throws to cap the scoring.
Diggins finished with four assists and moved into a tie with New York's Natasha Cloud for eighth in WNBA history with 1,638 career assists.
The Mystics used a 15-4 run to take a 62-61 lead with 4:28 left in the game. Citron capped the spurt with a 3-pointer and then a driving layup.
The Storm's Gabby Williams limped off the court in the closing seconds. She finished with six points on 2-of-9 shooting, and had five rebounds and four assists.
Seattle shot just 36% (25 of 69) from the field.
The Mystics play Tuesday at Los Angeles. The Storm host Golden State on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 74 - 69 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 74 - 69 |
| 4th 5.1 | ![]() |
Erica Wheeler bad pass (Shakira Austin steals) | 74 - 69 |
| 4th 13.0 | ![]() |
Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2 | 74 - 69 |
| 4th 13.0 | ![]() |
Shakira Austin enters the game for Stefanie Dolson | 73 - 69 |
Statistics
WSH |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-63 | FG | 25-69 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 15-22 | FT | 12-14 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 11,126 · 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 |
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 |
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