| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 17 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 68 |
 TOR | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 65 |
Washington Mystics survived it 68–65 — a 3-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. M. Mabrey led all scorers (27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST). The game turned on a 9-0 Mystics run. It changed hands 8 times and was tied on 9 separate occasions. The Mystics lived in the paint, 40 points to 16, and that was the margin. Mystics won Q1 by 4 (17–13), the period that decided it. Field goals: Mystics 39%, Tempo 27%. From deep: Mystics 21%, Tempo 20%. Rebounds: Mystics 44, Tempo 37. Turnovers: Mystics 18, Tempo 16. Points in the paint: Mystics 40, Tempo 16.
The Mystics sit 4th in the Eastern Conference, 2 games back, coming off a loss, 6-4 over their last 10. The Tempo sit 6th in the Eastern Conference, 15 games back, losers of 4 straight, 1-9 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Sonia Citron makes driving layup (Cassandre Prosper assists)Score58-57Kiki Iriafen makes layupScore60-57Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2Score60-58Sonia Citron makes 1-foot layup (Rori Harmon assists)Score62-58Sonia Citron makes free throw 1 of 1Score63-58Nyara Sabally makes running layupScore63-60Laura Juskaite makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)Score63-63Kiki Iriafen makes free throw 2 of 2Score64-63Marina Mabrey makes free throw 1 of 2Score64-64Marina Mabrey makes free throw 2 of 2Score64-65Shakira Austin makes free throw 1 of 2Score65-65Shakira Austin makes free throw 2 of 2Score66-65Shakira Austin makes free throw 1 of 2Score67-65Shakira Austin makes free throw 2 of 2Score68-65Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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