| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHI | 24 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 72 |
 WSH | 25 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 90 |
S. Austin led all scorers (17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST). S. Taylor answered with 15 for the Sky, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 7-0 Mystics run. It changed hands 9 times and was tied on 4 separate occasions. The Mystics won the glass 46–29, and that was the margin. Mystics won Q3 by 9 (18–27), the period that decided it. Field goals: Sky 44%, Mystics 44%. From deep: Sky 38%, Mystics 35%. Rebounds: Sky 29, Mystics 46. Turnovers: Sky 19, Mystics 16. Points in the paint: Sky 38, Mystics 46.
The Mystics sit 4th in the Eastern Conference, 2 games back, coming off a loss, 6-4 over their last 10. The Sky sit 5th in the Eastern Conference, 11 games back, losers of 3 straight, 4-6 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.
Shakira Austin makes free throw 1 of 2Score59-79Shakira Austin makes layupScore59-81Elizabeth Williams makes layup (Kamilla Cardoso assists)Score61-81Elizabeth Williams makes free throw 1 of 1Score62-81Elizabeth Williams makes free throw 1 of 2Score63-81Jacy Sheldon makes 9-foot pullup jump shotScore65-81Georgia Amoore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michaela Onyenwere assists)Score65-84Skylar Diggins makes free throw 1 of 2Score66-84Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2Score67-84Skylar Diggins makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Rachel Banham assists)Score70-84Lauren Betts makes 18-foot jumper (Georgia Amoore assists)Score70-86Angela Dugalic makes layupScore70-88Sydney Taylor makes 5-foot driving floating jump shotScore72-88Lauren Betts makes 3-foot layup (Rori Harmon assists)Score72-90Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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