NBA

Washington Mystics at Dallas Wings

· Women's National Basketball Association
14-17, 5-11 Away
Final
78 - 91

8-24, 5-12 Home

Iriafen scores a career-high 23 points and the Washington Mystics rally to beat the Dallas Wings

Mystics roll past Wings

Sonia Citron scored 17 of her 18 points in the second half, Stefanie Dolson scored 14 and reserve Emily Engstler had 11 for the Mystics (14-17) who ended a four-game losing streak.

Paige Bueckers scored 17 points to lead Dallas and move into a tie for fourth place in WNBA history with Ruthie Bolton with her 25th game scoring in double digits to start a career. Cynthia Cooper is the leader at 92 games, followed by A’ja Wilson with 37 and Candace Parker with 32.

Arike Ogunbowale scored 12 points and Haley Jones 11 for Dallas, which has lost five straight.

After scoring 30 points in the first half and allowing Dallas (8-24) to build a 41-30 lead, Washington outscored the Wings 33-17 in the third and 28-20 in the fourth. Up 63-58 at the end of the third, Citron buried a 27-foot, step back 3-pointer to make it 76-66 with 5:34 remaining.

Dallas led 23-18 at the end of the first quarter. Iriafen's tip-in with 4:57 before halftime brought the Mystics within 28-27, but Washington failed to convert a field before the break and Dallas pushed its lead to 41-30 at intermission with a 13-0 run.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 91 - 78
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 91 - 78
4th 4.0 Aziaha James makes 11-foot jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists) 91 - 78
4th 15.5 Alysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 2 91 - 76
4th 15.5 Alysha Clark makes free throw 1 of 2 90 - 76

Statistics

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32-59 FG 23-63
54 Field Goal % 37
6-15 3PT 8-23
40 Three Point % 35
21-26 FT 24-29
81 Free Throw % 83
34 Rebounds 26
6 Offensive Rebounds 6
28 Defensive Rebounds 20
21 Assists 18
6 Steals 9
5 Blocks 4
17 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
6 Fast Break Points 11
48 Points in Paint 20
28 Fouls 26
19 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 6,152 · 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
Full Standings

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