FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Portland Fire
vs Washington Mystics
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 31 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 123 |
| WSH | 28 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 124 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Washington Mystics finished ahead of Portland Fire, 124-123, a 1-point margin. The first-half totals were 55 for Portland Fire and 48 for Washington Mystics; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 32 and 39. The combined final of 247 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 8 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: POR 31-WSH 28, 31-28 cumulative; 2Q: POR 24-WSH 20, 55-48 cumulative; 3Q: POR 12-WSH 14, 67-62 cumulative; 4Q: POR 20-WSH 25, 87-87 cumulative; OT: POR 12-WSH 12, 99-99 cumulative; 2OT: POR 4-WSH 4, 103-103 cumulative; 3OT: POR 13-WSH 13, 116-116 cumulative; 4OT: POR 7-WSH 8, 123-124 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Portland Fire's highest-scoring period was 31 points, while Washington Mystics's high was 28; the final separation was 1 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
Portland Fire recorded 45% from the field, 36% from three and 90% at the line; Washington Mystics posted 43%, 34% and 73%. Rebounds finished 44-45, assists 29-32 and turnovers 22-17. The same team box reports a 60-64 split in paint points and 12-12 in offensive rebounds.
Carla Leite led Portland Fire with 32 points. Emily Engstler supplied a team-high 11 rebounds, while Carla Leite led with 9 assists. For Washington Mystics, the corresponding leaders were Sonia Citron with 32 points, Shakira Austin with 13 rebounds and Kiki Iriafen with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from POR 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, Portland Fire are 11-18, No. 10 overall and No. 5 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 -171 and -47.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Portland Fire stood at 8-12 across 20 games and Washington Mystics at 9-9 across 18. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 463-545 for the away team and 427-431 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Portland Fire recorded 0 wins and Washington Mystics 1; aggregate scoring was 123-124. The teams are separated by 3 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 | POR | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 45 | 43 |
| 3P% | 36 | 34 |
| FT% | 90 | 73 |
| Rebounds | 44 | 45 |
| Assists | 29 | 32 |
| Turnovers | 22 | 17 |
| Paint points | 60 | 64 |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton * | 51 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5-13 | -1 |
| Carla Leite * | 48 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 12-26 | -9 |
| Megan DiLeo * | 46 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 7-14 | -13 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker * | 46 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 10-16 | -20 |
| Emily Engstler * | 38 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3-11 | -7 |
| Frieda Buhner | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 6 |
| Nyadiew Puoch | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 10 |
| Serah Williams | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1-3 | 12 |
| Teja Oblak | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Jordan Harrison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 | 12 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Holly Winterburn | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Washington Mystics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Citron * | 53 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 9-20 | 16 |
| Michaela Onyenwere * | 49 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 9-16 | 10 |
| Kiki Iriafen * | 48 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 11-25 | 19 |
| Shakira Austin * | 47 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3-9 | 5 |
| Georgia Amoore * | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-3 | -1 |
| Alicia Florez | 34 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4-7 | 1 |
| Cotie McMahon | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | -23 |
| Lucy Olsen | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 1 |
| Lauren Betts | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | -4 |
| Angela Dugalic | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | -19 |
| Rori Harmon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Darianna Littlepage-Buggs | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Cassandre Prosper | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |