Sun 74-72 Mystics (3 Jul, 2022) Play-by-Play

Washington Mystics

13-10, 6-6 away

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
WSH	26	23	10	7	6	72
CONN	19	15	20	12	8	74

Connecticut Sun

14-7, 8-3 home

Shakira Austin blocks Jonquel Jones's layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Courtney Williams makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
Courtney Williams misses driving layup
Natisha Hiedeman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Jonquel Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes 2-foot layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup
Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Joyner Holmes assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 19-foot two point shot
Joyner Holmes makes 19-foot running pullup jump shot
Nia Clouden misses two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
Joyner Holmes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones misses 1-foot two point shot
Jonquel Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 20-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Courtney Williams makes 9-foot running pullup jump shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Brionna Jones misses 4-foot two point shot
Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot two point shot
DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup
Alyssa Thomas makes 2-foot layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Myisha Hines-Allen blocks Jonquel Jones 's 2-foot layup
Natasha Cloud blocks Alyssa Thomas's layup
Natisha Hiedeman misses driving floating jump shot
Alyssa Thomas makes 15-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
Jonquel Jones makes 15-foot two point shot
Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Natisha Hiedeman misses two point shot
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
Alyssa Thomas makes 10-foot running pullup jump shot
Courtney Williams misses two point shot
Courtney Williams makes 19-foot running pullup jump shot
Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
Courtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses 26-foot three point shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
Brionna Jones misses 18-foot jumper
Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Alysha Clark blocks Courtney Williams 's 19-foot pullup jump shot
DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup
Natisha Hiedeman makes two point shot
Courtney Williams misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Alyssa Thomas makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
Courtney Williams misses driving floating jump shot
Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones makes 7-foot jump bank shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
Courtney Williams misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Alyssa Thomas misses 4-foot two point shot
Courtney Williams makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Jonquel Jones assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Alyssa Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Myisha Hines-Allen makes 8-foot two point shot
Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Myisha Hines-Allen makes 12-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Shakira Austin makes driving layup (Ariel Atkins assists)
Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ariel Atkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
Myisha Hines-Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ariel Atkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
Tianna Hawkins makes 15-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Elizabeth Williams misses driving layup
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses jumper
Ariel Atkins makes two point shot
Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses driving layup
Ariel Atkins makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Brionna Jones blocks Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 's 3-foot driving layup
Ariel Atkins makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shakira Austin makes layup (Alysha Clark assists)
Alysha Clark makes 26-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
Alysha Clark makes two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
Elizabeth Williams misses 6-foot two point shot
Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Natasha Cloud misses 4-foot two point shot
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tianna Hawkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes two point shot
Elizabeth Williams makes two point shot (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tianna Hawkins makes two point shot
Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natasha Cloud misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Ariel Atkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Myisha Hines-Allen makes two point shot (Ariel Atkins assists)
Alysha Clark misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Myisha Hines-Allen misses 17-foot jumper
Shakira Austin makes two point shot
Shakira Austin misses two point shot
Myisha Hines-Allen makes driving layup
Myisha Hines-Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Myisha Hines-Allen misses driving floating jump shot
Myisha Hines-Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alysha Clark makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Ariel Atkins assists)
Ariel Atkins misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tianna Hawkins misses 20-foot jumper
Ariel Atkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas blocks Elizabeth Williams 's 12-foot jumper
Courtney Williams blocks Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 's 2-foot two point shot
Elizabeth Williams misses 11-foot two point shot
Ariel Atkins misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Alyssa Thomas blocks Tianna Hawkins 's 9-foot step back jumpshot
Elizabeth Williams misses layup
Alysha Clark makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Myisha Hines-Allen misses driving layup
Ariel Atkins makes 8-foot two point shot (Shakira Austin assists)
Shakira Austin makes layup (Ariel Atkins assists)
Natasha Cloud misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Cloud misses driving layup
Ariel Atkins misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Jonquel Jones blocks Myisha Hines-Allen 's 3-foot driving layup
Ariel Atkins makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Shakira Austin assists)
Shakira Austin misses driving layup
Ariel Atkins misses 14-foot jumper
Myisha Hines-Allen misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Jonquel Jones blocks Myisha Hines-Allen 's 1-foot two point shot
Alysha Clark makes driving layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
Brionna Jones blocks Natasha Cloud 's 3-foot pullup jump shot
Myisha Hines-Allen misses 29-foot three point jumper

MYSTICS

SUN

TIME		WSH	CONN
10:00	Shakira Austin vs. Jonquel Jones (Alyssa Thomas gains possession)	0	0
9:39	Shakira Austin blocks Jonquel Jones's layup	0	0
9:37	Myisha Hines-Allen defensive rebound	0	0
9:24	Myisha Hines-Allen makes 8-foot two point shot	2	0
9:01	DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
9:00	Sun offensive team rebound	2	0
9:00	shot clock turnover	2	0
8:48	Alysha Clark bad pass (Natisha Hiedeman steals)	2	0
8:45	Courtney Williams makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)	2	2
8:32	Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	2
8:31	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	2	2
8:31	Ariel Atkins personal foul	2	2
8:15	Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup	2	4
8:02	Myisha Hines-Allen makes 12-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)	4	4
7:42	Shakira Austin shooting foul	4	4
7:42	Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2	4	4
7:42	Sun offensive team rebound	4	4
7:42	Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	4	5
7:17	Shakira Austin makes driving layup (Ariel Atkins assists)	6	5
7:06	Courtney Williams misses driving layup	6	5
7:02	Myisha Hines-Allen defensive rebound	6	5
7:00	Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	5
6:57	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	6	5
6:46	Natisha Hiedeman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)	6	8
6:28	Ariel Atkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)	9	8
6:03	Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	9	8
6:01	Ariel Atkins defensive rebound	9	8
5:44	Myisha Hines-Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	8
5:40	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	9	8
5:31	Natisha Hiedeman misses 28-foot three point jumper	9	8
5:29	Alysha Clark defensive rebound	9	8
5:19	Ariel Atkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)	12	8
5:02	Jonquel Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)	12	11
4:50	Jonquel Jones shooting foul	12	11
4:50	Official timeout	12	11
4:50	Brionna Jones enters the game for Courtney Williams	12	11
4:50	DiJonai Carrington enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	12	11
4:50	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough enters the game for Ariel Atkins	12	11
4:50	Tianna Hawkins enters the game for Myisha Hines-Allen	12	11
4:50	Shakira Austin makes free throw 1 of 2	13	11
4:50	Shakira Austin misses free throw 2 of 2	13	11
4:49	Alysha Clark offensive rebound	13	11
4:37	Natasha Cloud makes driving layup	15	11
4:22	Jonquel Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	11
4:21	Mystics defensive team rebound	15	11
4:21	Elizabeth Williams enters the game for Shakira Austin	15	11
4:10	Tianna Hawkins makes 15-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)	17	11
3:53	Jonquel Jones 3 second turnover	17	11
3:29	Elizabeth Williams misses driving layup	17	11
3:27	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	17	11
3:22	Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)	17	14
3:13	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses jumper	17	14
3:09	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	17	14
3:00	Alyssa Thomas makes 2-foot layup (Natisha Hiedeman assists)	17	16
2:44	Alysha Clark out of bounds lost ball turnover	17	16
2:44	Ariel Atkins enters the game for Alysha Clark	17	16
2:35	DiJonai Carrington lost ball turnover (Ariel Atkins steals)	17	16
2:30	Ariel Atkins makes two point shot	19	16
2:13	Elizabeth Williams shooting foul	19	16
2:13	Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2	19	16
2:13	Sun offensive team rebound	19	16
2:13	Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2	19	16
2:10	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough defensive rebound	19	16
1:56	Natasha Cloud makes driving layup	21	16
1:41	DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup	21	16
1:41	Ariel Atkins defensive rebound	21	16
1:41	Jonquel Jones personal foul	21	16
1:41	Joyner Holmes enters the game for DiJonai Carrington	21	16
1:41	Courtney Williams enters the game for Jonquel Jones	21	16
1:41	Rui Machida enters the game for Natasha Cloud	21	16
1:17	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses driving layup	21	16
1:17	Elizabeth Williams offensive rebound	21	16
1:17	Joyner Holmes shooting foul	21	16
1:17	Elizabeth Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	22	16
1:17	Elizabeth Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	22	16
1:14	Nia Clouden enters the game for Natisha Hiedeman	22	16
1:14	Ariel Atkins vs. Brionna Jones (Elizabeth Williams gains possession)	22	16
1:14	Mystics offensive team rebound	22	16
1:03	Ariel Atkins makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	24	16
1:00	Sun Full timeout	24	16
1:00	Myisha Hines-Allen enters the game for Tianna Hawkins	24	16
45.1	Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Joyner Holmes assists)	24	19
30.4	Brionna Jones blocks Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 's 3-foot driving layup	24	19
29.9	Mystics offensive team rebound	24	19
24.2	Courtney Williams shooting foul	24	19
24.2	Ariel Atkins makes free throw 1 of 2	25	19
24.2	Ariel Atkins makes free throw 2 of 2	26	19
2.8	Courtney Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover	26	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	19

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 2-1

Mystics
71
Sun
79

Game 1

29/5

Sun
63
Mystics
71

Game 2

19/6

Mystics
72
Sun
74

Game 3

3/7

Mohegan Sun Arena

6:00 PM, 3 July 2022

Uncasville, CT

Attendance: 5,814

Referees:
Jeff Wooten
Eric Brewton
Dannica Mosher

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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