FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Chicago Sky
vs Washington Mystics
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
Schedule note: WNBA Commissioner's Cup
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 24 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 72 |
| WSH | 25 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 90 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Washington Mystics finished ahead of Chicago Sky, 90-72, a 18-point margin. The first-half totals were 40 for Chicago Sky and 47 for Washington Mystics; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 32 and 43. The combined final of 162 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CHI 24-WSH 25, 24-25 cumulative; 2Q: CHI 16-WSH 22, 40-47 cumulative; 3Q: CHI 18-WSH 27, 58-74 cumulative; 4Q: CHI 14-WSH 16, 72-90 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Chicago Sky's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while Washington Mystics's high was 27; the final separation was 18 points.
The first-half margin was 7 points, compared with 11 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
Chicago Sky recorded 44% from the field, 38% from three and 63% at the line; Washington Mystics posted 44%, 35% and 63%. Rebounds finished 29-46, assists 19-18 and turnovers 18-16. The same team box reports a 38-46 split in paint points and 5-17 in offensive rebounds.
Sydney Taylor led Chicago Sky with 15 points. Kamilla Cardoso supplied a team-high 13 rebounds, while Kamilla Cardoso led with 5 assists. For Washington Mystics, the corresponding leaders were Shakira Austin with 17 points, Kiki Iriafen with 11 rebounds and Cotie McMahon with 4 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from CHI and 11 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, Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 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 -53 and -47.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Chicago Sky stood at 3-6 across 9 games and Washington Mystics at 4-4 across 8. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 0-5 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 398-464 for the away team and 409-417 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Chicago Sky recorded 0 wins and Washington Mystics 1; aggregate scoring was 72-90. The teams are separated by 2 places in the overall order and by 5 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 | CHI | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 44 | 44 |
| 3P% | 38 | 35 |
| FT% | 63 | 63 |
| Rebounds | 29 | 46 |
| Assists | 19 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 18 | 16 |
| Paint points | 38 | 46 |
Chicago Sky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamilla Cardoso * | 33 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 6-13 | -12 |
| Jacy Sheldon * | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | -11 |
| Skylar Diggins * | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | -12 |
| Natasha Cloud * | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | -19 |
| Azura Stevens * | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3-7 | -9 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4-10 | -13 |
| Sydney Taylor | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | -11 |
| Rachel Banham | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | -1 |
| Saylor Poffenbarger | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Rickea Jackson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Courtney Vandersloot | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| DiJonai Carrington | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Gabriela Jaquez | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Washington Mystics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiki Iriafen * | 27 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4-11 | 14 |
| Shakira Austin * | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5-13 | 17 |
| Cotie McMahon * | 25 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3-7 | 6 |
| Michaela Onyenwere * | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5-6 | 25 |
| Georgia Amoore * | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 21 |
| Cassandre Prosper | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3-7 | -3 |
| Alicia Florez | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | -2 |
| Lauren Betts | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4-8 | 4 |
| Angela Dugalic | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3-8 | 1 |
| Lucy Olsen | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 5 |
| Rori Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |