FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Los Angeles Sparks
vs Washington Mystics
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 21 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 92 |
| WSH | 25 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 87 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Los Angeles Sparks finished ahead of Washington Mystics, 92-87, a 5-point margin. The first-half totals were 42 for Los Angeles Sparks and 37 for Washington Mystics; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 50 and 50. The combined final of 179 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: LA 21-WSH 25, 21-25 cumulative; 2Q: LA 21-WSH 12, 42-37 cumulative; 3Q: LA 27-WSH 24, 69-61 cumulative; 4Q: LA 23-WSH 26, 92-87 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Los Angeles Sparks's highest-scoring period was 27 points, while Washington Mystics's high was 26; the final separation was 5 points.
The first-half margin was 5 points, compared with 0 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
Los Angeles Sparks recorded 50% from the field, 30% from three and 71% at the line; Washington Mystics posted 51%, 23% and 69%. Rebounds finished 29-31, assists 23-26 and turnovers 14-15. The same team box reports a 50-50 split in paint points and 9-7 in offensive rebounds.
Erica Wheeler led Los Angeles Sparks with 21 points. Nneka Ogwumike supplied a team-high 11 rebounds, while Dearica Hamby led with 9 assists. For Washington Mystics, the corresponding leaders were Shakira Austin with 25 points, Shakira Austin with 10 rebounds and Sonia Citron with 8 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from LA 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, Los Angeles Sparks are 10-17, No. 11 overall and No. 6 in the West, 12.5 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 -136 and -47.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Los Angeles Sparks stood at 4-3 across 7 games and Washington Mystics at 3-4 across 7. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 485-471 for the away team and 423-447 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Los Angeles Sparks recorded 1 wins and Washington Mystics 0; aggregate scoring was 92-87. The teams are separated by 4 places in the overall order and by 6 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 | LA | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 50 | 51 |
| 3P% | 30 | 23 |
| FT% | 71 | 69 |
| Rebounds | 29 | 31 |
| Assists | 23 | 26 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 15 |
| Paint points | 50 | 50 |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Wheeler * | 35 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 8-16 | 8 |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 33 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 8-17 | 4 |
| Rae Burrell * | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-8 | -5 |
| Dearica Hamby * | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4-9 | 0 |
| Ariel Atkins * | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4-5 | -2 |
| Cameron Brink | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5-7 | 6 |
| Chance Gray | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 12 |
| Jihyun Park | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Ta'Niya Latson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -3 |
| Emma Cannon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Washington Mystics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Citron * | 37 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 7-10 | -1 |
| Kiki Iriafen * | 27 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 6-10 | 2 |
| Shakira Austin * | 25 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 8-10 | 2 |
| Michaela Onyenwere * | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1-5 | 2 |
| Georgia Amoore * | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0-7 | -12 |
| Alicia Florez | 25 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1-9 | -5 |
| Angela Dugalic | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3-3 | -12 |
| Lauren Betts | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | -2 |
| Cassandre Prosper | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Cotie McMahon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Rori Harmon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Lucy Olsen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Alex Wilson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |