FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Washington Mystics
vs New York Liberty
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 23 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 86 |
| NY | 23 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 83 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Washington Mystics finished ahead of New York Liberty, 86-83, a 3-point margin. The first-half totals were 39 for Washington Mystics and 43 for New York Liberty; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 47 and 40. The combined final of 169 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: WSH 23-NY 23, 23-23 cumulative; 2Q: WSH 16-NY 20, 39-43 cumulative; 3Q: WSH 24-NY 18, 63-61 cumulative; 4Q: WSH 23-NY 22, 86-83 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Washington Mystics's highest-scoring period was 24 points, while New York Liberty's high was 23; the final separation was 3 points.
The first-half margin was 4 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
Washington Mystics recorded 48% from the field, 22% from three and 69% at the line; New York Liberty posted 44%, 29% and 75%. Rebounds finished 31-30, assists 20-20 and turnovers 11-14. The same team box reports a 48-36 split in paint points and 8-5 in offensive rebounds.
Kiki Iriafen led Washington Mystics with 20 points. Shakira Austin supplied a team-high 7 rebounds, while Sonia Citron led with 8 assists. For New York Liberty, the corresponding leaders were Leonie Fiebich with 19 points, Breanna Stewart with 10 rebounds and Breanna Stewart with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from WSH and 9 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 7-7 across 14 games and New York Liberty at 11-5 across 16. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 4-1. Scoring in those short windows was 400-413 for the away team and 458-415 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Washington Mystics recorded 1 wins and New York Liberty 2; aggregate scoring was 243-267. 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% | 48 | 44 |
| 3P% | 22 | 29 |
| FT% | 69 | 75 |
| Rebounds | 31 | 30 |
| Assists | 20 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 14 |
| Paint points | 48 | 36 |
Washington Mystics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Citron * | 35 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5-11 | 3 |
| Michaela Onyenwere * | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Kiki Iriafen * | 28 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 8-14 | 3 |
| Shakira Austin * | 28 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4-8 | 5 |
| Georgia Amoore * | 28 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3-9 | 4 |
| Lauren Betts | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4-6 | -3 |
| Cotie McMahon | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Lucy Olsen | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | -1 |
| Angela Dugalic | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Cassandre Prosper | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Rori Harmon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Darianna Littlepage-Buggs | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Alicia Florez | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonquel Jones * | 33 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4-8 | -6 |
| Breanna Stewart * | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5-11 | 0 |
| Leonie Fiebich * | 31 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6-9 | -5 |
| Sabrina Ionescu * | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4-13 | -7 |
| Marine Johannes * | 27 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1-8 | -2 |
| Satou Sabally | 17 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 6 |
| Han Xu | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3-5 | 1 |
| Pauline Astier | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Raquel Carrera | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Rebecca Allen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |