The Washington Mystics survived a scare on Sunday night, defeating the Minnesota Lynx inside the Target Center 78-66. Washington struggled to defend inside shots in the second half, but tightened up in the end to move to 2-0.
Natasha Cloud got going for Washington early with three quick buckets, including two 3’s, and Myisha Hines-Allen made her presence felt with four points and four rebounds as the Mystics jumped out to an early 21-17 lead by the second timeout.
On the other end, Minnesota’s Jessica Shepard started 3-4 from the field as Washington’s perimeter defense struggled to close out on shooters.