| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA | 21 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 92 |
 WSH | 25 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 87 |
Los Angeles Sparks survived it 92–87 — a 5-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. S. Austin led all scorers (25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST). The game turned on a 8-0 Mystics run. It changed hands 7 times and was tied on 8 separate occasions. The Sparks got out in transition for 4 fast-break points to 2, and that was the margin. Sparks won Q2 by 9 (21–12), the period that decided it. Field goals: Sparks 50%, Mystics 51%. From deep: Sparks 30%, Mystics 23%. Rebounds: Sparks 29, Mystics 31. Turnovers: Sparks 14, Mystics 16. Points in the paint: Sparks 50, Mystics 50.
The Sparks sit 6th in the Western Conference, 16 games back, winners of 2 straight, 3-7 over their last 10. The Mystics sit 4th in the Eastern Conference, 2 games back, coming off a loss, 6-4 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 2-foot turnaround jump shot (Sonia Citron assists)Score81-78Shakira Austin makes free throw 1 of 1Score81-79Shakira Austin makes free throw 1 of 2Score81-80Shakira Austin makes free throw 2 of 2Score81-81Nneka Ogwumike makes 24-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)Score84-81Erica Wheeler makes 7-foot two point shot (Dearica Hamby assists)Score86-81Sonia Citron makes 3-foot two point shot (Alicia Florez Getino assists)Score86-83Sonia Citron makes 3-foot two point shotScore86-85Erica Wheeler makes driving layupScore88-85Shakira Austin makes layup (Michaela Onyenwere assists)Score88-87Erica Wheeler makes free throw 1 of 2Score89-87Erica Wheeler makes free throw 2 of 2Score90-87Erica Wheeler makes free throw 1 of 2Score91-87Erica Wheeler makes free throw 2 of 2Score92-87Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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