The Washington Mystics outlasted the Portland Fire 124-123 in quadruple overtime, surviving the second four-overtime game in WNBA history. The marathon capped a back-and-forth night that pushed both rosters past 60 minutes of basketball before Washington escaped by a single point.
What happened
Washington and Portland traded the lead deep into the night, refusing to let the result settle in regulation or any of the first three extra periods. Five players set new career highs across the contest, a reflection of just how much each side leaned on its core to keep pace. The Mystics finally pulled away enough in the fourth overtime to hold on, 124-123.
Why it matters
Four-overtime finishes are among the rarest results the league produces, placing this game on an extremely short historical list. Grinding through more than 60 minutes is also a genuine test of depth and conditioning, exposing which roster can keep executing when legs and rotations are stretched thin. Winning a game like this by one point is the kind of result that can shape how a team views itself in tight finishes the rest of the way.
By the numbers
Final score: Mystics 124, Fire 123, decided in a fourth overtime period. It is the second quadruple-overtime game in WNBA history. Five players set new career highs in the contest, with Kiki Iriafen, Michaela Onyenwere and Sonia Citron among the names central to Washington's effort.
What to watch next
The story now turns to recovery. Watch how Washington manages its rotation and rest after absorbing the extended workload of a four-overtime game, because the fatigue from a night this long does not disappear by the next tip-off.