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07/31 21:01 CDT Mystics beat the Wings 81-75 for 1st 4-game winning streak
since 2020
Mystics beat the Wings 81-75 for 1st 4-game winning streak since 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Shakira Austin scored a season-high 28 points and had 10
rebounds, Kiki Iriafen added 22 points and nine rebounds and the Washington
Mystics beat the Dallas Wings 81-75 on Friday night.
Washington (16-12) has won four straight for the first time since September
2020.
Cotie McMahon made Washington's final field goal with 2:50 remaining in the
fourth quarter for a 71-68 lead. Then, the Mystics closed it out by going 10 of
10 at the free-throw line.
Sonia Citron finished with 16 points for Washington despite going 3 of 18 from
the field. Citron went 10 of 10 at the free-throw line, while Dallas only
attempted 13.
Paige Bueckers led Dallas (18-11) with 23 points. Arike Ogunbowale scored 14 of
her 20 points in the first half. The Wings have lost three of their last four
games.
Ogunbowale made a 3-pointer with 5:12 left in the fourth to give Dallas its
first lead, 64-63, since the opening two minutes of the game. It was her first
made field goal of the second half.
Up next
Wings: Host Connecticut on Sunday.
Mystics: Host the the Wings again Wednesday night
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AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball
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