The Washington Mystics took down the Las Vegas Aces in an overtime nail-biter 87-86 on Saturday.
Earlier this week the WNBA revealed the starters in its upcoming All Star Game, and no Mystics were selected. In contrast, three Las Vegas players were named starters, and Aces head coach Becky Hammond was named the Western Conference’s All Star head coach.
Neither the jarring discrepancy in All Star representation nor the Aces’ league-best 13-3 record seemed to phase the Mystics, who won the opening tip-off and controlled the pace of the game for its entire 40-minute duration.
The Mystics dominated the first half, outscoring the Aces 46-40 and notching five more rebounds and eight more assists than Las Vegas.