Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAriel Atkins scores 29, Mystics blow 15-point lead before beating Sky 83-81
Julie Vanloo hit a 3-pointer with 2:49 to play that ended a scoring drought of 5-plus minutes for the Mystics (2-12) and stretched their lead to 79-71. Lindsay Allen answered with a layup, Chennedy Carter added a three-point play and Angel Reese was fouled as she made a layup and hit the and-1 free throw to cap an 8-1 spurt and trim Chicago’s deficit to 81-79 with 1:12 left.
Atkins responded with two free throws before Allen made a driving layup that made it a one-possession game with 50 seconds to go.
The teams exchanged empty possessions before Allen missed a potential winning corner 3-point shot in the closing seconds. Stefanie Dolson of the Mystics fouled out when she dived for the loose ball with 0.2 seconds left. Marina Mabrey — who went into the game shooting 83% from the line this season — missed thenfree throws and the Mystics held on.
Aaliyah Edwards, the No. 6 overall selection in the 2024 draft, fouled out with 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
The Sky (4-8) have lost three games in a row and five of their last six.
Carter led Chicago with 16 points and Reese had 10 points and 14 rebounds, the rookie's fifth consecutive double-double. Dana Evans scored 14, Kamilla Cardoso 12 and Allen finished with 10.
Washington led by as many as 15 points. Chicago went scoreless for the first 4-plus minutes of the game, missing its first eight shots before Mabrey hit a 3-pointer to make it 9-3. Myisha Hines-Allen made a free throw to give the Mystics a 23-8 lead with a minute left in the first quarter.
Washington took a 47-36 lead into halftime but Evans scored eight points — including two 3-pointers — in a 14-6 run that made it 56-all with 2:56 left in the third quarter. Karlie Samuelsson scored 12 points for Washington.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 81 - 83 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 83 | |
4th 0.0 | Sky offensive team rebound | 81 - 83 | |
4th 0.0 | Marina Mabrey misses free throw 2 of 2 | 81 - 83 | |
4th 0.0 | Jade Melbourne enters the game for Julie Vanloo | 81 - 83 |
Statistics
CHI | WSH | |
---|---|---|
30-66 | FG | 28-64 |
45.5 | Field Goal % | 43.8 |
4-13 | 3PT | 8-30 |
30.8 | Three Point % | 26.7 |
17-25 | FT | 19-23 |
68.0 | Free Throw % | 82.6 |
34 | Rebounds | 36 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
16 | Assists | 20 |
9 | Steals | 7 |
1 | Blocks | 5 |
14 | Turnovers | 18 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 24 |
19 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
48 | Points in Paint | 32 |
25 | Fouls | 25 |
0 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | - | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
Connecticut | 4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
Indiana | 12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
Atlanta | 17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
Washington | 18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
Chicago | 19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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