Portland Fire at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationFire hold the Mystics to 29% shooting in a 75-56 rout
Sarah Ashlee Barker added 10 points to help Portland (11-14) avenge a quadruple-overtime loss to Washington on June 28. Frieda Buhner made all three of her 3-point attempts, and the Fire finished 10 of 35 from distance.
Shakira Austin had 19 points and nine rebounds for Washington (12-11). The Mystics shot 29% from the field, going 2 of 21 from 3-point range, to go with 19 turnovers.
Portland jumped out to a 28-13 lead after the first quarter and extended it to 43-20 by the midway point of the second. The Fire led by double figures the entire second half.
Mystics: At Golden State on Saturday night.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 56 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 56 |
| 4th 8.5 |  |
Rori Harmon personal foul | 75 - 56 |
| 4th 26.1 | |
Rori Harmon makes driving layup | 75 - 56 |
| 4th 33.8 | |
Lucy Olsen defensive rebound | 75 - 54 |
Statistics
 POR |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-67 | FG | 19-64 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 10-36 | 3PT | 2-21 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 10 |
| 7-9 | FT | 16-23 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 20 | Assists | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 26 | Fouls | 15 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 95 | Percent Led | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W7 | 0.78571427 | 22 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | L1 | 0.6923077 | 18 |
 Dallas |
3.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 18 |
 Portland |
10.5 | 16 | L2 | 0.4074074 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 16 | L5 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
16.5 | 23 | L6 | 0.20689656 | 6 |
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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