The Connecticut Sun paid a visit to the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night for a great game. The Sun came out with the win beating the Mystics 85-75. When home, the Sun so far this season have a record of 21-6. The Mystics have a record of 7-7 when on the road. Jonquel Jones was electric for the Sun during this game.

Jones Picks Up a Double-Double

Jones ended her night with 31 points and 14 rebounds. Along with that, Jones also had one assist, two steals, and three blocks. Currently, Jones is averaging 20 points per game. When shooting during this game, Jones made over 50% of her shots from the field, going 12/17. Jones made over 50% of her shots from the free-throw line as well going 5/8. At the three-point line, she went 2/4.

Recap

From the start of the game, the Sun were on top of their game outscoring the Mystics during three of the four quarters. The Sun outscored the Mystics, 22-16, in the first quarter. The Mystics made the second quarter's deficit even closer, though, were still out outscored again, 23-21. In the third quarter, the Sun outscored the Mystics by 13 points, 29-16. The Mystics attempted a comeback in the fourth quarter outscoring the Sun, 22-11, but the comeback was too little too late.

The Mystics team made 45.5% of their shots from the field and went 9/26 at the three-point line. One thing that hurt the Mystics was their offensive rebounding. The Sun had 16 offensive rebounds, whereas the Mystics only had 3. Despite falling short to the Sun, the Mystics made 88.9% of their shots from the free-throw line, the Sun only 75%.

Mystics Leading Scorers

The Leading scorers for the Mystics during this game were Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Myisha Hines-Allen. Walker-Kimbrough ended the night with 17 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist. Along with that, she went 4/5 from the field, 2/2 from the three-point line, and 7/8 from the free-throw line. Hines-Allen ended her night with 16 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. She went 7/12 from the field, 0/3 from the three-point line, and 2/2 from the free-throw line.

Up Next

The Sun will continue their road trip to face up against the Dallas Wings on Tuesday, September 7th, at 8:00 pm.

The Mystics will visit the Minnesota Lynx for a game on Saturday, September 4th, at 8:00 pm.