Washington Mystics v Minnesota Lynx

WNBA

Final

Washington Mystics

84–94

Minnesota Lynx

Match events

Washington MysticsMinnesota Lynx

	1	2	3	4	T
Washington Mystics	26	16	25	17	84
Minnesota Lynx	25	24	26	19	94

7Lead changes

1Times tied

10Biggest leadMinnesota Lynx

1st quarter

8:185–7
Lead changeOlivia MilesLayup
7:585–10
10–0 run
Lead changeCotie McMahon24ft three
14.726–25
9–0 run
14.726–25
End of quarter26–25

2nd quarter

8:5226–27
Lead changeKayla McBrideDriving layup · ast Williams
Lead changeCotie McMahonJumper · ast Austin
8:2928–27
8:0928–29
Lead changeNatasha Howard4ft jumper · ast Williams
Half-time42–49

3rd quarter

End of quarter67–75

4th quarter

Lead changeKiki IriafenJumper
7:5976–75
9–0 run
7:5976–75
7:3576–77
Lead changeNatasha Howard14ft pullup jump · ast Williams
Full-time84–94

Player stats

Lynx94

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
N. HowardF	33	21	10-12	0-0	1-2	7	5	0	1	3	2	5	4	+16
CoffeyF	30	8	3-6	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	2	+12
K. McBrideG	35	18	6-12	4-8	2-2

Highlights

0:11Nia Coffey drains it from downtownESPN 0:11Cotie McMahon nails the 3ESPN 0:18Kayla McBride drains tripleESPN 0:18Sonia Citron drains 3-pointerESPN 0:18Kiki Iriafen with the and-1 bucketESPN

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

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Where to watch

WNBA League PassStreaming on WNBA League PassEvery WNBA game on WNBA League Pass (paid).Subscription

ESPNStreaming on Kayo / Disney+Selected WNBA games live on ESPN (via Kayo and Disney+); Prime Video also has selected games. Not every game.SubscriptionWatch on Kayo Watch on Disney+

Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Saturday 22 August 2026
Started: 9:30 am AEDT
Venue: CareFirst Arena, Washington
Competition: WNBA
Officials: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens (Referee), Marcy Williams (Referee), Catherine Chang (Referee)
Crowd: 4,200

Form and ladder

Washington MysticsMinnesota Lynx

6thLadder1st

28W 16LRecord33W 11L

LLWWWLast 5LLWLW

Team lists

Team lists aren’t available for this game.

Updated 13 Nov, 3:03 am

Match events

Washington MysticsMinnesota Lynx

	1	2	3	4	T
Washington Mystics	26	16	25	17	84
Minnesota Lynx	25	24	26	19	94

7Lead changes

1Times tied

10Biggest leadMinnesota Lynx

1st quarter

8:185–7
Lead changeOlivia MilesLayup
7:585–10
10–0 run
Lead changeCotie McMahon24ft three
14.726–25
9–0 run
14.726–25
End of quarter26–25

2nd quarter

8:5226–27
Lead changeKayla McBrideDriving layup · ast Williams
Lead changeCotie McMahonJumper · ast Austin
8:2928–27
8:0928–29
Lead changeNatasha Howard4ft jumper · ast Williams
Half-time42–49

3rd quarter

End of quarter67–75

4th quarter

Lead changeKiki IriafenJumper
7:5976–75
9–0 run
7:5976–75
7:3576–77
Lead changeNatasha Howard14ft pullup jump · ast Williams
Full-time84–94

Player stats

Lynx94

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
N. HowardF	33	21	10-12	0-0	1-2	7	5	0	1	3	2	5	4	+16
CoffeyF	30	8	3-6	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	2	+12
K. McBrideG	35	18	6-12	4-8	2-2

Highlights

0:11Nia Coffey drains it from downtownESPN 0:11Cotie McMahon nails the 3ESPN 0:18Kayla McBride drains tripleESPN 0:18Sonia Citron drains 3-pointerESPN 0:18Kiki Iriafen with the and-1 bucketESPN

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Where to watch

WNBA League PassStreaming on WNBA League PassEvery WNBA game on WNBA League Pass (paid).Subscription

ESPNStreaming on Kayo / Disney+Selected WNBA games live on ESPN (via Kayo and Disney+); Prime Video also has selected games. Not every game.SubscriptionWatch on Kayo Watch on Disney+

Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Saturday 22 August 2026
Started: 9:30 am AEDT
Venue: CareFirst Arena, Washington
Competition: WNBA
Officials: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens (Referee), Marcy Williams (Referee), Catherine Chang (Referee)
Crowd: 4,200

Form and ladder

Washington MysticsMinnesota Lynx

6thLadder1st

28W 16LRecord33W 11L

LLWWWLast 5LLWLW

Team lists

Team lists aren’t available for this game.

Updated 13 Nov, 3:03 am

Mystics84

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
M. OnyenwereF	26	14	6-10	2-6	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-5
K. IriafenF	32	19	7-15	0-1	5-7	13	1	0	1	2	4	9	2	-1
S. AustinC	33	17	7-13	0-1	3-4	8	6	5	1	1	2	6	1	-11
S. CitronG	30	11	4-8	1-4	2-2	1	5	5	0	0	1	0	2	-9
G. AmooreG	29	10	3-8	3-6	1-2	5	5	0	0	0	2	3	1	-3
Bench
A. DugalicF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
L. BettsC	13	3	0-1	0-0	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	-4
B. Laney-HamiltonG	11	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	-3
C. McMahonG	16	6	2-5	1-1	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	-6
C. ProsperG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
A. FlorezG	9	4	1-5	0-1	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	-4
Team		84	30-66	7-21	17-23	36	21	12	2	3	13	23	9

Didn't play: L. Olsen (Coach's decision)