Who won Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons?

The Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons 126-117 on February 5, 2026.

Will Riley scored 20 for the Washington Wizards; Cade Cunningham scored 30 for the Detroit Pistons.

Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons

2025-26 · Regular season Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons head-to-head · Washington Wizards schedule · Detroit Pistons schedule

Final

Away

Detroit Pistons

117

Venue: Little Caesars Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons 126-117 on the road on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Will Riley had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the Washington Wizards. Cade Cunningham had 30 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the Detroit Pistons.

The Washington Wizards led 56-52 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 34-21. Double-digit figures in two categories: Ron Holland (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Washington Wizards 69, Detroit Pistons 45. Sharife Cooper had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons?: The Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons 126-117 on February 5, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Will Riley scored 20 for the Washington Wizards; Cade Cunningham scored 30 for the Detroit Pistons.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Washington Wizards	34	22	39	31	126
Detroit Pistons	21	31	32	33	117

Game leaders

Washington Wizards

Points: 20 Will Riley
Rebounds: 7 Justin Champagnie
Assists: 5 Sharife Cooper

Detroit Pistons

Points: 30 Cade Cunningham
Rebounds: 10 Ron Holland
Assists: 8 Cade Cunningham

Ron Holland double-double (11 PTS, 10 REB)

Washington Wizards
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Bilal Coulibaly starter	36:14	11	5	4	1	1	3	4-12	1-4	2-3	4	-1
Bub Carrington starter	21:56	12	0	4	1	0	1	4-10	2-7	2-2	1	+1
Alexandre Sarr starter	18:01	12	6	1	0	1	1	5-10	2-4	0-1	2	+2
Kyshawn George starter	17:41	8	3	3	0	0	1	3-5	1-3	1-2	2	-1
Justin Champagnie starter	15:27	14	7	1	0	1	0	5-10	3-4	1-1	0	+16
Sharife Cooper bench	34:26	18	3	5	0	0	5	8-12	2-5	0-0	3	-3
Anthony Gill bench	29:50	11	3	2	3	0	1	4-6	1-2	2-3	5	+7
Will Riley bench	29:22	20	6	5	2	0	0	9-14	2-5	0-3	3	+13
Jamir Watkins bench	25:55	6	3	2	1	1	1	2-5	1-3	1-2	2	+8
Tristan Vukcevic bench	11:09	14	3	3	1	2	3	5-7	3-4	1-1	4	+3

Not available: Cam Whitmore, Anthony Davis, Dante Exum, Trae Young, Jaden Hardy, D'Angelo Russell

Detroit Pistons
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cade Cunningham starter	37:30	30	8	8	0	1	4	10-21	0-3	10-13	2	-16
Ausar Thompson starter	32:47	13	9	3	4	2	2	5-8	0-0	3-4	4	-5
Duncan Robinson starter	30:18	21	1	2	0	0	0	6-15	6-15	3-3	1	-7
Isaiah Stewart starter	28:46	4	2	0	0	0	2	1-3	0-1	2-2	2	-3
Jalen Duren starter	12:39	4	3	0	0	0	2	2-6	0-0	0-0	1	-15
Ron Holland bench	24:43	11	10	2	1	1	0	4-9	0-2	3-4	1	+3
Javonte Green bench	18:22	8	3	0	3	0	3	3-6	1-4	1-2	0	-2
Caris LeVert bench	16:07	7	2	3	1	1	0	3-7	0-2	1-1	3	-4
Marcus Sasser bench	13:54	8	2	3	1	0	1	3-6	2-4	0-0	1	+2
Paul Reed bench	13:15	7	5	0	0	0	1	3-4	0-0	1-2	1	+0
Kevin Huerter bench	5:58	0	1	1	1	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	-7
Wendell Moore Jr. bench	5:41	4	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	+9

Not available: Tolu Smith, Tobias Harris

Team statistics
Washington Wizards	Stat	Detroit Pistons
10/18 (55%)	Free throws	26/33 (78%)
31/50 (62%)	2 pointers	32/55 (58%)
18/41 (43%)	3 pointers	9/33 (27%)
49/91 (53%)	Field goals	41/88 (46%)
39	Rebounds	47
28	Defensive rebounds	33
11	Offensive rebounds	14
30	Assists	22
16	Turnovers	15
9	Steals	11
6	Blocks	5
26	Fouls	17
12	Max points in a row	17
47:09	Time spent in lead	0:00
22	Biggest lead	0

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Detroit Pistons ahead)

Largest margin: 21 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Washington Wizards: 22 Q2 8:57
Largest lead · Detroit Pistons: Never led
Longest run: 17-0 Detroit Pistons · Q2 5:12 to Q2 1:56

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Detroit Pistons
11:09	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:43	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	5	0
9:51	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	7	0
9:01	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	7	2
8:50	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	9	2
8:26	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	11	2
7:43	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	11	4
7:23	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	11	5
7:23	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	11	6
6:49	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	13	6
6:30	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	13	7
6:30	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	13	8
6:14	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 3-pt field goal	16	8
5:55	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	16	10
5:34	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	19	10
5:02	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	21	10
5:02	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie Free throw	22	10
4:31	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 3-pt field goal	25	10
4:14	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	25	13
3:22	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	26	13
3:04	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	26	14
2:51	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper 2-pt field goal	28	14
1:55	Washington Wizards	Tristan Vukcevic 3-pt field goal	31	14
1:40	Detroit Pistons	Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal	31	16
1:40	Detroit Pistons	Caris LeVert Free throw	31	17
1:23	Washington Wizards	Jamir Watkins Free throw	32	17
1:17	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal	32	19
0:53	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart Free throw	32	20
0:53	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart Free throw	32	21
0:25	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	34	21

Q2 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Detroit Pistons
11:57	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper 2-pt field goal	36	21
11:19	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 3-pt field goal	39	21
11:06	Detroit Pistons	Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal	39	23
10:56	Washington Wizards	Tristan Vukcevic 2-pt field goal	41	23
9:56	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	43	23
8:57	Washington Wizards	Jamir Watkins 2-pt field goal	45	23
8:41	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	45	25
8:08	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 2-pt field goal	45	27
7:38	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	45	29
7:24	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 3-pt field goal	48	29
7:00	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	50	29
6:17	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	50	31
6:02	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill Free throw	51	31
5:12	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	51	33
4:39	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	51	35
4:13	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	51	36
4:13	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	51	37
3:42	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	51	39
3:02	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson Free throw	51	40
3:02	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson Free throw	51	41
2:36	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	51	44
2:15	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	51	46
1:56	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	51	47
1:56	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	51	48
1:34	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	53	48
1:17	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	53	50
0:50	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	53	52
0:11	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 3-pt field goal	56	52

Q3 · 37 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Detroit Pistons
11:45	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	56	55
11:26	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	59	55
11:15	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	59	58
11:00	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington Free throw	60	58
11:00	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington Free throw	61	58
10:41	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	61	59
9:57	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	63	59
9:48	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	63	61
9:35	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	65	61
9:19	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	65	63
8:58	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	68	63
8:38	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	68	64
8:00	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	71	64
7:01	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	72	64
6:46	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 2-pt field goal	74	64
6:46	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill Free throw	75	64
6:22	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	77	64
5:52	Washington Wizards	Jamir Watkins 3-pt field goal	80	64
5:38	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	80	66
5:31	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper 2-pt field goal	82	66
5:14	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	82	68
4:57	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	82	69
4:57	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	82	70
4:34	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	82	71
4:11	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper 2-pt field goal	84	71
3:44	Washington Wizards	Tristan Vukcevic 3-pt field goal	87	71
3:10	Washington Wizards	Tristan Vukcevic 2-pt field goal	89	71
3:10	Washington Wizards	Tristan Vukcevic Free throw	90	71
2:59	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	90	73
2:31	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal	90	76
2:09	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	92	76
1:21	Detroit Pistons	Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal	92	78
1:03	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 2-pt field goal	92	80
0:33	Detroit Pistons	Wendell Moore Jr. Free throw	92	81
0:33	Detroit Pistons	Wendell Moore Jr. Free throw	92	82
0:08	Detroit Pistons	Wendell Moore Jr. 2-pt field goal	92	84
0:03	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper 3-pt field goal	95	84

Q4 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Detroit Pistons
11:15	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	95	86
10:46	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	97	86
10:32	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	97	88
10:17	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	99	88
10:11	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	99	90
9:49	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	101	90
9:33	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 3-pt field goal	101	93
8:54	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	101	95
8:36	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	101	96
8:36	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	101	97
8:19	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 3-pt field goal	104	97
8:06	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	104	98
7:49	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 2-pt field goal	106	98
6:55	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	106	99
6:32	Washington Wizards	Tristan Vukcevic 3-pt field goal	109	99
5:43	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	109	101
5:02	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	109	103
4:34	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper 3-pt field goal	112	103
4:15	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	112	106
4:15	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson Free throw	112	107
4:03	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper 2-pt field goal	114	107
3:47	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal	114	110
3:15	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 3-pt field goal	117	110
2:43	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	119	110
2:24	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	119	112
2:08	Washington Wizards	Sharife Cooper 2-pt field goal	121	112
1:32	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	121	114
1:19	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	123	114
0:53	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 2-pt field goal	125	114
0:45	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	125	117
0:42	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	126	117

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: Detroit Pistons 3-1.

Nov 10: Washington Wizards 135 at Detroit Pistons 137
Feb 5: Washington Wizards 126 at Detroit Pistons 117 (this game)
Mar 17: Detroit Pistons 130 at Washington Wizards 117
Mar 19: Detroit Pistons 117 at Washington Wizards 95

Highlights

Pistons 117 - 126 Wizards — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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