Aaliyah Edwards had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Brittney Sykes added 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and the Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 89-58 on Wednesday night at Wintrust Arena to move within one game of the eighth-place Sky for the final playoff spot.
Washington (12-24) is tied for ninth with the Atlanta Dream (12-24), who host the Mystics on Friday in the first of a home-and-home series. The Sky (13-23) close the week against the playoff-bound Minnesota Lynx and Phoenix Mercury — before a matchup with the Dream on Tuesday in Atlanta.
They Mystics shot 50% from the field, with all 11 active players making a field goal. They allowed a season-low 58 points after the Sky shot just 36% with 15 turnovers.
Sika Kone added 11 points off the bench for Washington, which beat the Sky three times in four meetings this season to earn the tiebreaker advantage. The Sky lead the season series with the Dream 2-1 entering Tuesday’s game.
Chennedy Carter scored 16 points and Kamilla Cardoso had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Sky. Isabelle Harrison had 10 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 7:22 left in the fourth quarter.
Washington led 43-29 at halftime behind 12 points from Sykes.
