Overview
- New York, which prevailed Sunday in Washington in a 98-93 overtime win, moved to 2-0 behind Marine Johannes' 25 points and six made threes.
- Rookie guard Pauline Astier delivered 18 points, seven assists and five rebounds and sank four late free throws to seal the result.
- The game dragged to 2 hours 41 minutes with 58 fouls, and Jonquel Jones and Han Xu fouled out as Breanna Stewart said the calls hurt the flow.
- Washington’s young core kept it close, with Kiki Iriafen posting 20 points and 12 boards, Shakira Austin adding 16 and 10, and Sonia Citron scoring 17 as the Mystics grabbed 19 offensive rebounds.
- The Liberty stayed without Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally and Rebecca Allen and head to Portland next after extending their run to 11 straight wins over Washington.