FINAL · GAME DETAIL
New York Liberty
vs Washington Mystics
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 24 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 98 |
| WSH | 31 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 93 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Washington Mystics, 98-93, a 5-point margin. The first-half totals were 55 for New York Liberty and 48 for Washington Mystics; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 30 and 37. The combined final of 191 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 5 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: NY 24-WSH 31, 24-31 cumulative; 2Q: NY 31-WSH 17, 55-48 cumulative; 3Q: NY 17-WSH 21, 72-69 cumulative; 4Q: NY 13-WSH 16, 85-85 cumulative; OT: NY 13-WSH 8, 98-93 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. New York Liberty's highest-scoring period was 31 points, while Washington Mystics's high was 31; the final separation was 5 points.
The first-half margin was 7 points, compared with 7 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
New York Liberty recorded 48% from the field, 33% from three and 82% at the line; Washington Mystics posted 43%, 19% and 69%. Rebounds finished 34-42, assists 19-24 and turnovers 15-13. The same team box reports a 40-54 split in paint points and 8-19 in offensive rebounds.
Marine Johannes led New York Liberty with 25 points. Breanna Stewart supplied a team-high 9 rebounds, while Pauline Astier led with 7 assists. For Washington Mystics, the corresponding leaders were Kiki Iriafen with 20 points, Kiki Iriafen with 12 rebounds and Georgia Amoore with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from NY and 10 from WSH. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games behind the conference leader. Washington Mystics are 16-12, No. 7 overall and No. 3 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +64 and -47.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, New York Liberty stood at 2-0 across 2 games and Washington Mystics at 1-1 across 2. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-0 and 1-1. Scoring in those short windows was 204-168 for the away team and 161-163 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, New York Liberty recorded 1 wins and Washington Mystics 0; aggregate scoring was 98-93. The teams are separated by 1 places in the overall order and by 1 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | NY | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 48 | 43 |
| 3P% | 33 | 19 |
| FT% | 82 | 69 |
| Rebounds | 34 | 42 |
| Assists | 19 | 24 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 13 |
| Paint points | 40 | 54 |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart * | 39 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 9-23 | 9 |
| Marine Johannes * | 37 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 10 |
| Pauline Astier * | 35 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6-10 | -1 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton * | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 12 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3-8 | 11 |
| Han Xu | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2-5 | -11 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4-5 | -5 |
| Julie Vanloo | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Aubrey Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Satou Sabally | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Rebecca Allen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sabrina Ionescu | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Marine Fauthoux | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Washington Mystics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Citron * | 36 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 4-12 | -6 |
| Shakira Austin * | 33 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 6-13 | 2 |
| Kiki Iriafen * | 28 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 7-13 | -8 |
| Cassandre Prosper * | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4-9 | -8 |
| Georgia Amoore * | 21 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3-8 | -4 |
| Alex Wilson | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2-9 | 0 |
| Rori Harmon | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1-3 | -1 |
| Lauren Betts | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | -7 |
| Angela Dugalic | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Lucy Olsen | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Michaela Onyenwere | LEFT KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Cotie McMahon | LEFT ELBOW | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Darianna Littlepage-Buggs | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Alicia Florez | PERSONAL | – | – | – | –-– | – |