The Washington Mystics defeat the Portland Fire 124-123 in a game that goes to four overtimes, matching the WNBA record for the longest matchup. Sonia Citron scores 32 points for Washington, including the decisive basket that gives the Mystics the lead with 21.4 seconds remaining and helps them hold on despite the Portland push. Michaela Onyenwere adds 30 points and Kiki Iriafen contributes 27 for the Mystics, who improve to 9-9. Washington also becomes the first team in WNBA history to have three players score at least 27 points in the same game. Portland’s Carla Leite leads the Fire with 32 points. Leite hits a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in regulation to force overtime and later plays a key role as the teams trade extended scoring runs through four extra periods. The game ties the league’s previous four-overtime mark set on July 3, 2001, when Washington beat Seattle 72-69.
Mystics beat Fire 124-123 in record-tying four overtimes
The Washington Mystics defeat the Portland Fire 124-123 in a game that goes to four overtimes, matching the WNBA record for the longest matchup. Sonia Citron scores 32 points for Washington, including...
- Washington Mystics defeat Portland Fire 124-123 in four overtime periods.
- The game matches the WNBA record for the longest contest, which occurred previously on July 3, 2001.
- Sonia Citron scores 32 points for Washington and makes the go-ahead basket with 21.4 seconds left.
- Michaela Onyenwere (30) and Kiki Iriafen (27) also reach at least 27 points for Washington.
- Carla Leite scores 32 points for Portland and hits a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in regulation to force overtime.
The other four-overtime game was July 3, 2001, when Washington beat Seattle 72-69. Michaela Onyenwere scored 30 points and Kiki Iriafen added 27 for the Mystics (9-9), who became the first team in league history to have three players score at least 27 points in the same game. Carla Leite — who banked in a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in regulation and sent the game to overtime — led Portland with 32 points.
1 month agoSonia Citron scored 32 points, including the basket that put her team ahead to stay with 21.4 seconds left, and the Washington Mystics held off the Portland Fire 124-123 on Sunday in four overtimes -- tying the longest game in WNBA history.
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