NBA

Las Vegas Aces at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
18-8, 11-3 Away
Final
100 - 99

14-12, 6-6 Home

Austin scores 25 and has go-ahead three-point play as Mystics shock Aces 100-99

A’ja Wilson shows out with 38 points in Aces' loss to Mystics

Austin rebounded Sonia Citron's miss on a driving layup to cap the Mystics' rally from nine down with four minutes left. She had 11 points in the rally and Citron, who finished with 20 points, had four in the last minute.

Lauren Betts had 13 points off the bench for the Mystics (13-13), the lowest-scoring team in the league at 79.6 points a game. Kiki Iriafen added 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Michaela Onyenwere and Georgia Amoore both had 10 points.

A'ja Wilson scored 38 points for the Aces (18-8), who go into the All-Star break two games behind league-leading Minnesota. Wilson was 12-of-16 shooting and made 12 of 13 free throws, but the miss came with 17 seconds left to open the door for Austin. Jackie Young had 24 points and Chelsea Gray 19.

The Aces led 87-78 midway through the fourth quarter but the Mystics were within 96-95 when Citron made a pair of free throws with 43 seconds left.

The Mystics led 46-45 at the break.

Las Vegas shot 55% to 49% for the Mystics but was outrebounded 34-24, including 12-4 on the offensive end.

Up next Aces: Home against Portland on Tuesday.

Mystics: Home against Connecticut on Tuesday, the second of a six-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

LV wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 99 - 100
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 99 - 100
4th 1.4 Aces offensive team rebound 99 - 100
4th 1.4 Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper 99 - 100
4th 12.8 Dana Evans enters the game for Brianna Turner 99 - 100

Statistics

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34-62 FG 35-71
55 Field Goal % 49
5-14 3PT 7-13
36 Three Point % 54
26-29 FT 23-31
90 Free Throw % 74
24 Rebounds 34
4 Offensive Rebounds 12
20 Defensive Rebounds 22
18 Assists 24
10 Steals 3
6 Blocks 1
8 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
8 Fast Break Points 4
38 Points in Paint 48
25 Fouls 22
9 Largest Lead 6
13 Lead Changes 13
71 Percent Led 24

Game Information

CareFirst Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 11 W1 0.75 33
Golden State 1 12 W1 0.72727275 32
Las Vegas 2 13 W7 0.70454544 31
Dallas 6 17 W1 0.6136364 27
Portland 16 27 W1 0.38636363 17
Los Angeles 17 28 L2 0.36363637 16
Phoenix 17 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Seattle 25 36 L5 0.18181819 8

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W5 0.6818182 30
Washington 2 16 W4 0.6363636 28
Indiana 2 16 L1 0.6363636 28
New York 4 18 L2 0.59090906 26
Chicago 14 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Toronto 19 33 L8 0.25 11
Connecticut 19 33 W1 0.25 11
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