Washington Mystics at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLacan and Nelson-Ododa each score 12 points and Sun beat Mystics 68-57
Nelson-Ododa added nine rebounds for Connecticut (4-15), which has won back-to-back games for the first time all year. Lacan had four steals.
Brittney Griner and Charlisse Leger-Walker had 10 points apiece.
Washington took a timeout with 1:06 remaining before committing three turnovers to seal its second straight loss. The Mystics shot 35% from the field and 54% from the free-throw line while getting outscored by 16 points in the paint.
Georgia Amoore led all scorers with 14 points. Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen each netted 11 as the Mystics (8-9) had three players finish in double digits.
Connecticut coach Rachid Meziane missed the game due to illness. Associate head coach Roneeka Hodges took over in replacement.
Sun: Face the Dallas Wings at home this Thursday.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 57 - 68 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 57 - 68 |
| 4th 4.6 |  |
shot clock turnover | 57 - 68 |
| 4th 27.2 |  |
Sonia Citron bad pass turnover (Kennedy Burke steals) | 57 - 68 |
| 4th 32.0 | |
Leila Lacan makes running layup | 57 - 68 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-55 | FG | 28-68 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 5-12 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 14-25 | FT | 7-10 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fouls | 20 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 27 | Percent Led | 70 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 7,789 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W3 | 0.6296296 | 17 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W3 | 0.61538464 | 16 |
 New York |
2 | 12 | W2 | 0.5555556 | 15 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W2 | 0.53846157 | 14 |
 Toronto |
6.5 | 16 | L3 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 9 |
 Connecticut |
10 | 20 | L2 | 0.25925925 | 7 |
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