NBA

Phoenix Mercury at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
12-22, 7-12 Away
Final
95 - 75

19-12, 11-6 Home

Austin and Citron score 19 points apiece as Mystics beat Mercury 95-75 for 7th straight win

Sonia Citron hits the basket

Citron shot 7 of 9 from the field, 5 of 6 from 3-point range, and had six assists.

Michaela Onyenwere and Cotie McMahon scored 13 points apiece for the Mystics (19-12). Kiki Iriafen had 12 points and nine rebounds.

The No. 11 pick in the 2026 draft, McMahon has scored in double figures in three consecutive games and six times this season.

The Mercury (12-22) have lost three games in a row and four of their last five.

Kahleah Copper led the Mercury with 15 points and Noemie Brochant added 13. Alyssa Thomas had 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

Phoenix led 21-20 at the end of the first quarter but made just 12 of 34 (35.3%) from the field in the second and third combined as the Mystics stretched their lead to 22 points going into the fourth.

Lexi Held started the second half for the Mercury in place of Kelsey Plum due to a left calf injury. Plum, who was acquired from Los Angeles on Aug. 1, the day before the trade deadline, had five points on 2-for-7 shooting in 14 minutes.

Washington won a franchise-record eight games in a row in 2018.

Up next Mercury: Play the Sparks at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Mystics: Visit Las Vegas on Tuesday.

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Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 75 - 95
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 75 - 95
4th 9.7 Natasha Mack out of bounds lost ball turnover 75 - 95
4th 20.1 Cotie McMahon out of bounds bad pass turnover 75 - 95
4th 24.6 Angela Dugalic defensive rebound 75 - 95

Statistics

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29-69 FG 36-72
42 Field Goal % 50
11-29 3PT 11-29
38 Three Point % 38
6-8 FT 12-19
75 Free Throw % 63
33 Rebounds 40
6 Offensive Rebounds 10
27 Defensive Rebounds 30
22 Assists 24
5 Steals 11
3 Blocks 4
16 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
4 Fast Break Points 15
30 Points in Paint 42
15 Fouls 17
0 Largest Lead 29
0 Lead Changes 0
0 Percent Led 95

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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