Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCitron scores 28 and Iriafen has 22, both career bests, to lift Mystics past Sky 103-86
Brittney Sykes supported the two All-Star rookies with 18 points for the Mystics (13-13) and the reserves outscored their counterparts 21-7. Iriafen also had 10 rebounds for her eighth double-double.
Angel Reese, who missed the previous two games with back issues, had 22 points and 13 rebounds. Kamilla Cardoso had 21 points and 10 boards for the Sky (7-19). Rachel Banham added 19 points.
Washington led by 19 points in the third quarter and was ahead 80-65 entering the fourth. The Sky cut the deficit to eight with 3:22 to play, but Jade Melbourne and Citron sandwiched three-point plays around Iriafen's basket to make it 100-84.
Washington shot 51% with 10 3-pointers.
Citron scored the last seven Washington points in the first quarter, giving her 12 points and the Mystics 30-27 lead.
Sykes scored twice inside and Lucy Olsen's 3 capped a 9-2 run for a 39-21 lead, the biggest of the half. Chicago got back within one but the Mystics surged ahead again and led 55-47 at the break. Washington shot 59%, 6 of 13 from long range with 16 assists on 20 baskets.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 86 - 101 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 86 - 101 |
| 4th 8.1 |  |
Rebecca Allen out of bounds bad pass turnover | 86 - 101 |
| 4th 17.0 | |
Kamilla Cardoso defensive rebound | 86 - 101 |
| 4th 20.1 |  |
Lucy Olsen misses 24-foot three point jumper | 86 - 101 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-71 | FG | 36-71 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 10-24 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 16-18 | FT | 21-27 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 8 | L2 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Atlanta |
- | 8 | L4 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 8 | W1 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Washington |
1.5 | 9 | W2 | 0.5263158 | 10 |
 Toronto |
2.5 | 10 | L1 | 0.47368422 | 9 |
 Chicago |
5.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
 Connecticut |
8 | 16 | L1 | 0.2 | 4 |
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