FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Washington Mystics
vs New York Liberty
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 13 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 64 |
| NY | 20 | 16 | 27 | 23 | 86 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Washington Mystics, 86-64, a 22-point margin. The first-half totals were 28 for Washington Mystics and 36 for New York Liberty; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 36 and 50. The combined final of 150 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: WSH 13-NY 20, 13-20 cumulative; 2Q: WSH 15-NY 16, 28-36 cumulative; 3Q: WSH 22-NY 27, 50-63 cumulative; 4Q: WSH 14-NY 23, 64-86 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Washington Mystics's highest-scoring period was 22 points, while New York Liberty's high was 27; the final separation was 22 points.
The first-half margin was 8 points, compared with 14 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
Washington Mystics recorded 34% from the field, 28% from three and 56% at the line; New York Liberty posted 49%, 42% and 86%. Rebounds finished 32-30, assists 17-22 and turnovers 16-17. The same team box reports a 30-30 split in paint points and 12-5 in offensive rebounds.
Michaela Onyenwere led Washington Mystics with 17 points. Shakira Austin supplied a team-high 6 rebounds, while Alicia Florez led with 6 assists. For New York Liberty, the corresponding leaders were Jonquel Jones with 20 points, Breanna Stewart with 12 rebounds and Satou Sabally with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from WSH and 11 from NY. 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, Washington Mystics are 16-12, No. 7 overall and No. 3 in the East, 2.5 games behind the conference leader. New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -47 and +64.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Washington Mystics stood at 5-7 across 12 games and New York Liberty at 10-4 across 14. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 5-0. Scoring in those short windows was 393-430 for the away team and 459-391 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Washington Mystics recorded 0 wins and New York Liberty 2; aggregate scoring was 157-184. 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 | WSH | NY |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 34 | 49 |
| 3P% | 28 | 42 |
| FT% | 56 | 86 |
| Rebounds | 32 | 30 |
| Assists | 17 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 17 |
| Paint points | 30 | 30 |
Washington Mystics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Citron * | 31 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3-9 | -17 |
| Shakira Austin * | 30 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3-12 | -13 |
| Angela Dugalic * | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2-11 | -14 |
| Michaela Onyenwere * | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7-10 | 4 |
| Georgia Amoore * | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-5 | -5 |
| Lauren Betts | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2-3 | -17 |
| Alicia Florez | 22 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2-8 | -12 |
| Cotie McMahon | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3-10 | -21 |
| Lucy Olsen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Cassandre Prosper | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | -6 |
| Rori Harmon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Kiki Iriafen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Darianna Littlepage-Buggs | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart * | 30 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5-12 | 13 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 27 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 7-11 | 8 |
| Leonie Fiebich * | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3-7 | 3 |
| Pauline Astier * | 20 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2-4 | 9 |
| Marine Johannes * | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3-5 | 4 |
| Sabrina Ionescu | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1-4 | 18 |
| Satou Sabally | 19 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2-5 | 15 |
| Han Xu | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 14 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 6 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 14 |
| Raquel Carrera | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 6 |
| Rebecca Allen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |