The Minnesota Lynx hit the road Tuesday night for the final game of August with five games left until postseason play begins, taking on the Washington Mystics in an important playoff seeding battle in the nation’s capital.
The Lynx and Mystics each came into the contest looking to grab hold of the fifth seed, with Minnesota holding a half-game lead over Washington for that spot in the WNBA standings. In the end, the Mystics came away with a big 83-72 win at Entertainment and Sports Arena.
The first half of Tuesday’s game was a back-and-forth battle, one that started with the Mystics jumping out to a 10-point advantage at home in the first quarter, only to find the Lynx claw back in the second quarter to narrow the Washington advantage to 42-37 going into halftime.