Shakira Austin made the go-ahead basket with 39.8 seconds to play, and the Washington Mystics eked out a win over the A\u2019ja Wilson-less Las Vegas Aces 70-68 on Thursday in Fairfax, Va.<\/p>\n
The Mystics (10-10) outscored the Aces 12-2 over the last 3:16 of the game to pull out the stunner. Brittney Sykes led Washington with 18 points, Austin contributed 16 points and eight rebounds and Kiki Iriafen added 12 points and eight boards.<\/p>\n
Sonia Citron scored seven of her nine points in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Reigning league MVP Wilson suffered a wrist injury after falling on a layup attempt in Las Vegas\u2019 loss at the New York Liberty on Tuesday. An MRI on Wednesday revealed no structural damage and only a sprain. There is no timetable for her return.<\/p>\n
Jewell Loyd led Las Vegas (9-11) with 20 points. Chelsea Gray had 13 points and seven rebounds, Dana Evans finished with 11 points and Jackie Young added 10 points and seven rebounds.<\/p>\n
Washington has won four consecutive games at home and five of its last seven overall.<\/p>\n
Las Vegas has lost four its last six games.<\/p>\n
Washington scored seven straight points, capped by Iriafen\u2019s free throws with 1:48 left, to cut the lead to 66-65. The teams then traded baskets, with Young making a layup and Sykes converting a pull-up jumper.<\/p>\n
After a missed shot by the Aces\u2019 Megan Gustafson, Washington had the ball trailing 68-67. Austin\u2019s putback on a missed jumper by Sykes gave the Mystics a 69-68 lead.<\/p>\n
Following a miss by Young, Austin got the rebound for Washington but Sug Sutton committed a turnover.<\/p>\n
Gray then missed a shot in the lane, got the tipped offensive rebound, and then turned the ball over with 5.2 seconds left.<\/p>\n
Sykes was fouled with 4.3 seconds left and made one of two shots from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n
Young missed a drive to the basket, with the shot rolling off the rim as time expired.<\/p>\n
Las Vegas led by as many as 15 points in the third quarter before the Mystics charged back. Washington trailed 57-54 on Citron\u2019s jumper with 7:24 remaining. The Aces responded with a 3-pointer by Gray and a layup by Young.<\/p>\n
Washington again cut the deficit to four points, but jump shots by Gray and Young gave the Aces a 66-58 lead with 3:45 remaining.<\/p>\n
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