Lynx 40-40 Mystics (Live)

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Scoring Plays

All Plays

2Q 00:01

40 - 40

23' three

K. McBride

Assisted by O. Miles

K. Iriafen makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:14

37-40

O. Miles makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:31

37-39

O. Miles makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:31

36-39

S. Citron makes free throw 1/1

2Q 00:38

35-39

S. Citron makes driving finger roll

Assisted by S. Austin

2Q 00:38

35-38

N. Howard makes 8' driving hook shot

Assisted by C. Williams

2Q 00:56

35-36

O. Miles makes driving finger roll

2Q 02:10

33-36

K. Iriafen makes driving layup

Assisted by S. Citron

2Q 02:20

31-36

O. Miles makes driving finger roll

2Q 02:45

31-34

O. Miles makes free throw 2/2

2Q 03:36

29-34

K. McBride makes running layup

Assisted by N. Howard

2Q 04:00

28-34

C. McMahon makes 5' fadeaway

2Q 04:34

26-34

C. McMahon makes 12' pullup

2Q 05:11

26-32

C. McMahon makes running finger roll

Assisted by S. Austin

2Q 06:12

26-30

C. McMahon makes free throw 2/2

2Q 06:29

26-28

N. Howard makes running reverse layup

Assisted by C. Williams

2Q 06:45

26-27

C. Williams makes 5' driving bank shot

2Q 07:13

24-27

G. Amoore makes free throw 1/1

2Q 07:54

22-27

A. Dugalić makes free throw 2/2

2Q 08:43

22-26

A. Dugalić makes free throw 1/2

2Q 08:43

22-25

K. McBride makes 25' pullup three

Assisted by N. Coffey

2Q 09:46

22-24

L. Olsen makes free throw 2/2

1Q 00:06

19-24

L. Olsen makes free throw 1/2

1Q 00:06

19-23

A. Olairi Kosu makes layup

1Q 00:27

19-22

S. Citron makes 25' three

Assisted by L. Olsen

1Q 00:43

17-22

S. Citron makes free throw 1/1

1Q 01:05

17-19

S. Citron makes driving finger roll

Assisted by A. Dugalić

1Q 01:05

17-18

S. Citron makes 4' jump shot

1Q 01:34

17-16

O. Miles makes driving finger roll

1Q 02:01

17-14

K. McBride makes 25' three

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 03:23

15-14

K. Iriafen makes driving layup

Assisted by C. McMahon

1Q 03:45

12-14

K. Iriafen makes putback layup

1Q 04:30

12-12

K. Iriafen makes 16' pullup

Assisted by M. Onyenwere

1Q 05:47

12-10

K. McBride makes 25' three

Assisted by N. Coffey

1Q 06:13

12-8

S. Austin makes driving layup

1Q 06:35

9-8

N. Howard makes free throw 1/1

1Q 06:57

9-6

N. Howard makes layup

Assisted by N. Coffey

1Q 06:57

8-6

S. Citron makes 23' three

Assisted by G. Amoore

1Q 07:38

6-6

N. Howard makes free throw 2/2

1Q 07:59

6-3

N. Howard makes free throw 1/2

1Q 07:59

5-3

N. Howard makes running reverse layup

Assisted by C. Williams

1Q 08:22

4-3

N. Coffey makes cutting layup

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 08:50

2-3

S. Citron makes 25' three

Assisted by K. Iriafen

1Q 09:38

2Q 0:00

40 - 40

End of quarter

K. McBride makes 23' three

Assisted by O. Miles

2Q 00:01

40-40

O. Miles rebound

2Q 00:11

37-40

K. Iriafen misses free throw 2/2

2Q 00:14

37-40

C. McMahon enters game for G. Amoore

2Q 00:14

37-40

All plays

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WAS

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19

24

2

21

16

3

4

40

Top Performers

Points

17

Citron

WAS

Rebounds

8

Iriafen

WAS

Assists

3

Coffey

MIN

Threes

4

McBride

MIN

Team Stats

WAS

15-36 (41.7%)

FG%

14-32 (43.8%)

4-14 (28.6%)

3PM

3-9 (33.3%)

6-7 (85.7%)

FTM

9-11 (81.8%)

16

Rebounds

23

10

Assists

9

6

Turnovers

11

MIN

Injuries

WAS

Dorka Juhász

F

Out (Foot)

Napheesa Collier

F

Out (Ankle)

Emma Cechova

C

Out for season (Knee)

2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	13	4	.765
2	Dream	12	4	.750	0.5
3	Aces	12	5	.706	1.0
4	Liberty	12	6	.667	1.5
5	Wings	11	6	.647	2.0
6	Fever	10	7	.588	3.0
7	Valkyries	10	7	.588	3.0
8	Mystics	8	7	.533	4.0
9	Sparks	8	8	.500	4.5
10	Fire	8	9	.471	5.0
11	Tempo	8	9	.471	5.0
12	Mercury	5	13	.278	8.5
13	Sky	4	12	.250	8.5
14	Storm	3	15	.167	10.5
15	Sun	3	15	.167	10.5

Game Info

June 24, 2026

League Pass

CareFirst Arena

Washington, DC

#42 Roy Gulbeyan (Head Official)

#44 Sarah Williams

#46 Josh Reed

MIN

WAS

1

19

24

2

21

16

3

4

40

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4Q

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Natasha Howard N. Howard #1	18	11	7 (1)	3	1	1	+8	2	1	4-7	0-0	3-3	66.1
Nia Coffey N. Coffey #12	9	2	1 (0)	3	0	0	-7	0	3	1-3	0-2	0-0	33.3
Kayla McBride K. McBride #21	18	14	2 (0)	0	1	0	+8	1	1	5-9	4-7	0-0	77.8
Courtney Williams C. Williams #10	17	2	2 (0)	3	0	1	+5	0	1	1-6	0-2	0-0	16.7
Olivia Miles O. Miles #5	15	9	2 (1)	1	1	1	+4	1	2	3-7	0-2	3-4	51.4

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu A. Olairi Kosu #7	8	2	1 (0)	0	1	0	-7	0	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	50.0
Antonia Delaere A. Delaere #8	8	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	-9	2	1	0-0	0-0	0-0
Teaira McCowan T. McCowan #15	5	0	1 (0)	0	0	1	+6	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0.0
Maya Caldwell M. Caldwell #3	2	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	-8	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0.0
Napheesa Collier N. Collier #24
Liatu King L. King #2
Dorka Juhász D. Juhász #14
Emma Cechova E. Cechova #22
Eliska Hamzova E. Hamzova #11

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	MIN	40	16 (2)	10	4	4		15-36	4-14	6-7	51.2

On court

MIN

WAS

1

19

24

2

21

16

3

4

40

All

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2Q

3Q

4Q

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Michaela Onyenwere M. Onyenwere #12	13	0	1 (0)	1	1	+4	0	2	0-4	0-3	0-0	0.0
Kiki Iriafen K. Iriafen #44	14	9	8 (1)	1	0	-5	1	1	4-6	0-0	1-2	65.4
Shakira Austin S. Austin #0	14	2	7 (1)	2	0	0	2	2	1-5	0-0	0-0	20.0
Sonia Citron S. Citron #22	17	17	3 (0)	1	0	0	1	0	6-7	3-3	2-2	107.9
Georgia Amoore G. Amoore #8	12	1	0 (0)	1	0	-7	4	2	0-0	0-0	1-1	113.6

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Cotie McMahon C. McMahon #23	13	7	2 (1)	1	0	0	-4	1	0	3-7	0-1	1-2	44.4
Angela Dugalić A. Dugalić #32	6	2	0 (0)	1	0	0	+5	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	113.6
Lauren Betts L. Betts #51	6	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	2	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0.0
Lucy Olsen L. Olsen #33	5	2	1 (0)	1	0	0	+7	0	0	0-2	0-2	2-2	34.7
Cassandre Prosper C. Prosper #18
Rori Harmon R. Harmon #3
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs D. Littlepage-Buggs #5
Alicia Flórez A. Flórez #2

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	WAS	40	23 (4)	9	1	0		14-32	3-9	9-11	54.3

On court

MIN

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19

24

2

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16

3

4

40

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Scoring Plays

All Plays

K. McBride makes 23' three

Assisted by O. Miles

2Q 00:01

40-40

K. Iriafen makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:14

37-40

O. Miles makes free throw 2/2

2Q 00:31

37-39

O. Miles makes free throw 1/2

2Q 00:31

36-39

S. Citron makes free throw 1/1

2Q 00:38

35-39

S. Citron makes driving finger roll

Assisted by S. Austin

2Q 00:38

35-38

N. Howard makes 8' driving hook shot

Assisted by C. Williams

2Q 00:56

35-36

O. Miles makes driving finger roll

2Q 02:10

33-36

K. Iriafen makes driving layup

Assisted by S. Citron

2Q 02:20

31-36

O. Miles makes driving finger roll

2Q 02:45

31-34

O. Miles makes free throw 2/2

2Q 03:36

29-34

K. McBride makes running layup

Assisted by N. Howard

2Q 04:00

28-34

C. McMahon makes 5' fadeaway

2Q 04:34

26-34

C. McMahon makes 12' pullup

2Q 05:11

26-32

C. McMahon makes running finger roll

Assisted by S. Austin

2Q 06:12

26-30

C. McMahon makes free throw 2/2

2Q 06:29

26-28

N. Howard makes running reverse layup

Assisted by C. Williams

2Q 06:45

26-27

C. Williams makes 5' driving bank shot

2Q 07:13

24-27

G. Amoore makes free throw 1/1

2Q 07:54

22-27

A. Dugalić makes free throw 2/2

2Q 08:43

22-26

A. Dugalić makes free throw 1/2

2Q 08:43

22-25

K. McBride makes 25' pullup three

Assisted by N. Coffey

2Q 09:46

22-24

L. Olsen makes free throw 2/2

1Q 00:06

19-24

L. Olsen makes free throw 1/2

1Q 00:06

19-23

A. Olairi Kosu makes layup

1Q 00:27

19-22

S. Citron makes 25' three

Assisted by L. Olsen

1Q 00:43

17-22

S. Citron makes free throw 1/1

1Q 01:05

17-19

S. Citron makes driving finger roll

Assisted by A. Dugalić

1Q 01:05

17-18

S. Citron makes 4' jump shot

1Q 01:34

17-16

O. Miles makes driving finger roll

1Q 02:01

17-14

K. McBride makes 25' three

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 03:23

15-14

K. Iriafen makes driving layup

Assisted by C. McMahon

1Q 03:45

12-14

K. Iriafen makes putback layup

1Q 04:30

12-12

K. Iriafen makes 16' pullup

Assisted by M. Onyenwere

1Q 05:47

12-10

K. McBride makes 25' three

Assisted by N. Coffey

1Q 06:13

12-8

S. Austin makes driving layup

1Q 06:35

9-8

N. Howard makes free throw 1/1

1Q 06:57

9-6

N. Howard makes layup

Assisted by N. Coffey

1Q 06:57

8-6

S. Citron makes 23' three

Assisted by G. Amoore

1Q 07:38

6-6

N. Howard makes free throw 2/2

1Q 07:59

6-3

N. Howard makes free throw 1/2

1Q 07:59

5-3

N. Howard makes running reverse layup

Assisted by C. Williams

1Q 08:22

4-3

N. Coffey makes cutting layup

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 08:50

2-3

S. Citron makes 25' three

Assisted by K. Iriafen

1Q 09:38

MIN

WAS

1

19

24

2

21

16

3

4

40

MIN

Team Stats

WAS

15-36 (41.7%)

FG%

14-32 (43.8%)

4-14 (28.6%)

3PM

3-9 (33.3%)

6-7 (85.7%)

FTM

9-11 (81.8%)

16

Rebounds

23

2

Offensive Rebounds

4

14

Defensive Rebounds

19

10

Assists

9

4

Steals

1

4

Blocks

0

6

Turnovers

11

9

Points Off Turnovers

10

8

Fastbreak Points

2

22

Points In Paint

20

4

Second Chance Points

4

12

Fouls

8

1

Technical Fouls

0

Flagrant Fouls

0

4

Biggest Lead

8

6

Longest Unanswered Run

8

Lead Changes

4

Ties

3

Washington faces Minnesota after Citron's 21-point outing

The Associated Press

Jun 23, 2026

Minnesota Lynx (13-4, 9-1 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (8-7, 6-4 Eastern Conference)

Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Lynx -6.5; over/under is 167.5

BOTTOM LINE: Washington Mystics hosts the Minnesota Lynx after Sonia Citron scored 21 points in the Washington Mystics' 84-79 win against the Minnesota Lynx.

The Mystics have gone 2-3 at home. Washington ranks fifth in the WNBA with 25.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Shakira Austin averaging 6.6.

The Lynx are 7-1 on the road. Minnesota ranks third in the Western Conference with 21.5 assists per game led by Olivia Miles averaging 5.6.

Washington makes 44.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.4 percentage points higher than Minnesota has allowed to its opponents (39.4%). Minnesota has shot at a 49.7% rate from the field this season, 6.0 percentage points above the 43.7% shooting opponents of Washington have averaged.

The two teams square off for the second time this season. The Mystics defeated the Lynx 84-79 in their last meeting on June 21. Citron led the Mystics with 21 points, and Miles led the Lynx with 22 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kiki Iriafen is averaging 15.3 points and 8.5 rebounds for the Mystics. Citron is averaging 15.0 points over the last 10 games.

Miles is averaging 18.5 points and 5.6 assists for the Lynx. Natasha Howard is averaging 17.0 points and 6.8 rebounds while shooting 59.0% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mystics: 6-4, averaging 81.6 points, 34.2 rebounds, 19.8 assists, 6.0 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.9 points per game.

Lynx: 8-2, averaging 92.8 points, 37.1 rebounds, 21.7 assists, 10.1 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.9 points.

INJURIES: Mystics: Darianna Littlepage-Buggs: day to day (coach's decision).

Lynx: Napheesa Collier: out (ankle), Emma Cechova: out for season (knee), Dorka Juhasz: out (foot), Liatu King: day to day (coach's decision), Eliska Hamzova: day to day (coach's decision).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Top Performers

Team Stats

Team Stats

Injuries

2026 Standings

Game Info

Team Stats

Washington faces Minnesota after Citron's 21-point outing

Players Mentioned

Natasha Howard

Napheesa Collier

Dorka Juhász

Kiki Iriafen

Shakira Austin