Down by 22 points at one point, the Connecticut Sun come back from behind to defeat the Washington Mystics 96-92 in the battle between the WNBA East top seeds.
Matchup: Connecticut Sun vs Washington Mystics
Date: July 9, 2017
Location: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
Players on the Washington Mystics face center court at the start of the game.
Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne (11) high fives guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (14) prior to the start of the game.
Connecticut Sun guard Courtney Williams (10) walks out during starting five announcements.
The Washington Mystics huddle prior to the start of the game.
The Connecticut Sun huddle prior to the start of the game.
Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones (35) gets her fingertips on the ball during the opening tip.
Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (25) looks to lay in a basket for 2 points.
Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne (11) looks on during a free throw.
Connecticut Sun guard Jasmine Thomas (5) drives to the basket.
Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones (35) looks to put away an easy 2 points.
Connecticut Sun guard Alex Bentley (20) goes for the reverse lay in.
Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne (11) celebrates her 3-pointer.
Connecticut Sun guard Courtney Williams (10) jumps up to grab a rebound.
Washington Mystics guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (14) takes a shot past he arm of Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones (35).
Connecticut Sun guard Courtney Williams (10) drives down the lane to lay in a basket.
Connecticut Sun forward Shekinna Stricklen (40) gets set to launch a 3-pointer.
The Connecticut Sun bench celebrate a 3-pointer by teammate Shekinna Stricklen (not pictured).
Connecticut Sun guard Jasmine Thomas (5) takes a shot over the arm of Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne (11).
Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones (center on the ground) looks to the official to see what the call was.
Connecticut Sun teammates Shekinna Stricklen (40), Jasmine Thomas (5), and Alyssa Thomas (25) help Jonquel Jones (on the ground left) and Courtney Williams (on the ground right) off the ground.
Washington Mystics center Emma Meesseman (33) puts in the easy basket for 2 points.
Washington Mystics guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (14) takes a shot over the arm of Connecticut Sun guard Courtney Williams (10).
Washington Mystics guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (14) dribbles the ball down the court.
Connecticut Sun guard Jasmine Thomas (5) takes a shot over Washington Mystics guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (14).
Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne (11) drives to the basket under the arm of Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones (35).
Washington Mystics guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (14) looks to reverse lay in the ball while being defended by Connecticut Sun forward Shekinna Stricklen (40).
Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne (11) controls the ball while being defended by Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (25).
Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne (11) reacts after making the basket and drawing a foul.
Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne (11) takes a free throw.
Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud (9) drives past Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones (35).
Connecticut Sun forward Shekinna Stricklen (40) celebrates a big 3-pointer in the 4th quarter.
Players on the Connecticut Sun are fired up after crawling back from a 22-point deficit.
Washington Mystics forward Tianna Hawkins (21) dishes off a pass.
Washington Mystics guard Kristi Tolliver (20) dribbles the ball down the court.
Players of the Connecticut Sun point to indicate that an out of bounds ball was the Sun’s ball.
Connecticut Sun guard Alex Bentley (20) is fired up after teammate Shekinna Stricklen (40) generated a turnover.
Connecticut Sun guard Jasmine Thomas (5) steals the ball in front of the Connecticut bench.
Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne (11) takes a shot.
Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones (35) grabs a defensive rebound.
Washington Mystics center Emma Meesseman (33) takes a shot.
Washington Mystics center Krystal Thomas (34) and Connecticut Sun guard Courtney Williams (10) reach up to grab rebound.
Players on the Washington Mystics and Connecticut Sun look to grab a rebound.
Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones (35) high fives teammates during a free throw.
The Connecticut Sun come back from 22 points down to lead by 3 points with 13.4 seconds left in the game.
Washington Mystics guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (14) looks to hit a 2-pointer over the arm of Connecticut Sun guard Courtney Williams (10) as time winds down.
The Connecticut Sun bench celebrate after the team made a key defensive stand to maintain their 3 point lead as time on the clock wound down.
Washington Mystics guard Kristi Tolliver (20) launches a shot as time expires. The Connecticut Sun defeat the Mystics 96-92 after being down by 22 points at one point in the game.
Connecticut Sun forward Kayla Pedersen (7) and center Jonquel Jones (35) look on to see whether Washington Mystics guard Kristi Tolliver (20) shot goes in.
Connecticut Sun guard Courtney Williams (10) and forward Kayla Pedersen (7) celebrate the Sun’s 96 – 92 win over the Washington Mystics.
The Connecticut Sun celebrate their 96 – 92 win over the Washington Mystics.