Connecticut Sun @ Washington Mystics
Delle Donne scores 15 as Mystics beat Sun 71-63
WASHINGTON -- — Elena Delle Donne scored all 15 of her points in the first half and the Washington Mystics beat the Connecticut Sun 71-63 on Sunday.
Ariel Atkins and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough each scored 10 points for Washington (11-7).
Delle Donne converted a three-point play and then hit a 3-pointer about a minute later to make it 14-9 midway through the first quarter and the Mystics led the rest of the way.
Connecticut scored six consecutive points to trim its deficit to eight nearly-2 minutes later but Alysha Clark scored four points in a 7-0 spurt that made it 38-23 with 6 minutes left in the first half and the Sun couldn't recover.
Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 16 rebounds for the Sun (12-4).
Connecticut, which went into the game No. 2 in the WNBA in scoring at 87.9 points per game, shot just 36.7% (22 of 60) from the field and was limited to its lowest scoring output of the season.
------
Matchups
Game Information
Washington, DC
Referee:Kurt Walker
Referee:Matt Kallio
Referee:Kelly Broomfield
2025-26 Standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 4 | 2 | .667 | - | W3 |
| Atlanta | 4 | 2 | .667 | - | L1 |
| New York | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
| Toronto | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
| Washington | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
| Chicago | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1.5 | L3 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 8 | .111 | 4.5 | L3 |
WNBA News
Phoenix faces New York on 4-game losing streak
2h
Washington hosts Los Angeles following Plum's 38-point game
2h
Chicago takes on Minnesota, seeks to break 3-game slide
2h
