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WNBA playoffs · First round, Game 1 · Sunday, Sep 27 · Final

Dream 92, Mystics 77: Atlanta comes back from 11 down to take Game 1

Atlanta Dream lead the best-of-three first-round series 1-0. Rhyne Howard had 26 points; Kalshi had the Dream at 73¢ at tip-off.

Final

Washington Mystics77

Atlanta Dream92

State Farm Arena, Atlanta · 9,766 fans · Prime Video1

Score by quarter
Team1234T
Washington Mystics2615122477
Atlanta Dream2115292792

Kalshi at tip-off

ATL 73¢

the winner’s price, as the favorite2

Winner’s low

45¢

last trade, 4:36 PM PT, before it settled at $1

Closing line

ATL −7.5

DraftKings via ESPN; the Dream covered

Total

169

over a 163.5 close

How the game went

  • End of Q1: Mystics 26, Dream 21.
  • Halftime: Mystics 41, Dream 36.
  • End of Q3: Dream 65, Mystics 53.
  • Final: Dream 92, Mystics 77.
  • Dream ran off 9 unanswered points from Q2 1:37 to Q3 8:28, taking the score from WSH 41, ATL 34 to WSH 41, ATL 43.
  • Mystics ran off 9 unanswered points from Q4 5:21 to Q4 3:26, taking the score from WSH 65, ATL 81 to WSH 74, ATL 81.
  • Mystics ran off 8 unanswered points from Q1 9:24 to Q1 7:48, taking the score from WSH 0, ATL 3 to WSH 8, ATL 3.
  • Biggest leads: Dream by 17 (Q4, 8:56 left); Mystics by 11 (Q2).
  • Lead changes: 2.

Quarter scores from the box score; runs, leads and lead changes counted from ESPN’s play-by-play. A run counts every point, free throws included, until the other team scores.1

What the market had

At tip-off Kalshi had the Dream at 73¢ and the Mystics at 28¢ to buy.2 The favorite won.

The winning side’s lowest trade after tip-off was 45¢, at 4:36 PM PT. It closed the night at $1: a contract pays $1.00 if its side wins and nothing if it does not, and Kalshi settled this one at 6:23 PM PT.2

DraftKings closed at ATL -7.5 with a total of 163.5, as ESPN shows it. The final margin was 15, so the Dream covered, and the 169 total points went over.1

Prices are Kalshi’s, not ours. No PM Countdown writer posted a call on this game, so there is nothing of ours to grade here.

Who stood out

Rhyne Howard led all scorers with 26 points on 7-of-18 shooting, with 1 rebound and 1 assist.

Every player with 10 or more points
PlayerTeamMinPtsRebAstFG3PT
Rhyne HowardDream3926117-182-7
Sonia CitronMystics3525638-152-4
Allisha GrayDream3522308-161-4
Kiki IriafenMystics23151407-140-1
Angel ReeseDream30131214-151-2
DeWanna BonnerDream2213424-81-4
Shakira AustinMystics34121624-110-1
Jordin CanadaDream36103104-110-3

Every player who scored 10 or more.1

Box score

Atlanta Dream
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/−
Starters
Naz Hillmon214313002-40-10-0+2
Angel Reese30131212114-151-24-5+11
Allisha Gray3522301118-161-45-5+6
Jordin Canada36103102034-110-32-2+15
Rhyne Howard3926115107-182-710-10+19
Bench
DeWanna Bonner2213422114-81-44-4+5
Madina Okot74501112-30-00-0+12
Te-Hina Paopao40000000-00-00-00
Isobel Borlase60000000-10-00-0+5
Team923115165731-765-2125-26
Washington Mystics
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/−
Starters
Michaela Onyenwere268401043-91-51-2-4
Kiki Iriafen23151401037-140-11-2-11
Shakira Austin34121620044-110-14-6-14
Sonia Citron3525630238-152-47-9-11
Georgia Amoore248430043-82-40-0-7
Bench
Angela Dugalic10000000-00-00-0-2
Lauren Betts232410321-40-00-0-3
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton133110011-11-10-0-9
Cotie McMahon204030011-50-32-3-10
Cassandre Prosper10100000-10-00-0-2
Alicia Florez10000000-00-00-0-2
Team775013252328-686-1915-22

Team stats

WSHATL

  • 28-68Field goals31-76
  • 6-19Three-pointers5-21
  • 15-22Free throws25-26
  • 50Rebounds31
  • 15Offensive rebounds5
  • 13Assists15
  • 2Steals16
  • 23Turnovers7
  • 27Points given up off turnovers4
  • 42Points in the paint50
  • 3Fast-break points6
  • 11Largest lead17

ESPN box score.1 Starters first, then the bench, in ESPN’s order.

What’s next

Atlanta leads the best-of-three series 1-0. Game 2 is Wednesday, Sep 30, 4:00 PM PT at CareFirst Arena in Washington, on ESPN. A Dream win ends the series; a Mystics win forces a deciding Game 3.1

Kalshi had Game 2 at Dream 62¢ and Mystics 38¢ to buy, and the series at Dream 92¢ and Mystics 10¢, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:27 PM PT.2

The Game 2 preview: tale of the tape, who to watch and the injury report

Quick answers

Who won Game 1 of Mystics vs Dream?

The Atlanta Dream beat the Washington Mystics 92-77 at State Farm Arena on Sunday, Sep 27, 2026, and lead the first-round series 1-0.

Who led Mystics vs Dream Game 1 in scoring?

Rhyne Howard scored 26 points on 7-of-18 shooting, with 1 rebound and 1 assist.

When is Game 2?

Game 2 is Wednesday, Sep 30, 4:00 PM PT at CareFirst Arena in Washington. A Dream win ends the series; a Mystics win forces Game 3.

Did the favorite cover?

DraftKings closed at ATL -7.5 with a total of 163.5. The final margin was 15, so the Dream covered, and the 169 total points went over.

Sources

Read after the final. This page is not updated in place.

  1. ESPN WNBA game summary for event 401918013: final score, score by quarter, attendance, box score, team stats, play-by-play (runs and leads are counted from its scoring plays), and the DraftKings closing line ESPN shows, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM PT. espn.com
  2. Kalshi public API: event KXWNBAGAME-26SEP27WSHATL (settlement, and one-minute candles from 15 minutes before tip-off to the end of the game), and the series event KXWNBASERIES-26WSHATLR1, read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:27 PM PT. kalshi.com

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