SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 Brittney Sykes scored 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter, Sonia Citron added 17 points\u2026<\/p>\n
SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 Brittney Sykes scored 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter, Sonia Citron added 17 points and the Washington Mystics beat the Seattle Storm 74-69 on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Kiki Iriafen finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (11-10) and her six double-doubles this season are tied with Chamique Holdsclaw for franchise\u2019s single-season rookie record. <\/p>\n
Ezi Magbegor scored a season-high 19 points, Nneka Ogwumike added 16 and Skylar Diggins had 10 for the Storm. Tiffany Mitchell, who was signed by Seattle on Thursday after the nine-year veteran was waived by Las Vegas on June 30, finished with 12 points. <\/p>\n
Ogwumike made a layup to cut the deficit to 70-69 with 40.8 seconds to play but Sykes answered with a driving layup late in the shot clock before Diggins stepped out of bounds with 17 seconds remaining. Sykes made to free throws to cap the scoring. <\/p>\n
Diggins finished with four assists and moved into a tie with New York\u2019s Natasha Cloud for eighth in WNBA history with 1,638 career assists. <\/p>\n
The Mystics used a 15-4 run to take a 62-61 lead with 4:28 left in the game. Citron capped the spurt with a 3-pointer and then a driving layup.<\/p>\n
The Storm\u2019s Gabby Williams limped off the court in the closing seconds. She finished with six points on 2-of-9 shooting, and had five rebounds and four assists. <\/p>\n
Seattle shot just 36% (25 of 69) from the field. <\/p>\n
The Mystics play Tuesday at Los Angeles. The Storm host Golden State on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
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