Paige Bueckers and Cynthia Cooper are tied for the most points by a rookie in a game, with 44 points.
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best points scoring debut regular-season game as a wnba rookie this season| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | P. Bueckers | 44 | 8/20/2025 | @ | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 93.1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +12 | ||
| 2 |  | C. Cooper | 44 | 7/25/1997 | @ | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 88.1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +12 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Parker | 40 | 7/9/2008 | vs | 42 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 70.7 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | +12 | ||
| 4 |  | O. Sims | 39 | 7/22/2014 | @ | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 82.9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 5 | | C. Cooper | 39 | 8/11/1997 | @ | 40 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 92.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +10 | ||
| 6 |  | B. Stewart | 38 | 6/28/2016 | vs | 34 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 87.5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 7 |  | D. Robinson | 36 | 9/11/2011 | @ | 39 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 78.4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +12 | |||
| 8 | | P. Bueckers | 35 | 6/11/2025 | @ | 37 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | -12 | ||
| 9 |  | C. Clark | 35 | 9/15/2024 | vs | 36 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 67.4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +1 | ||
| 10 |  | C. Carter | 35 | 8/6/2020 | vs | 36 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 81.8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +9 | ||
| 11 |  | A. Ogunbowale | 35 | 8/29/2019 | @ | 37 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 56.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +2 | ||
| 12 | | A. Ogunbowale | 35 | 8/14/2019 | vs | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 70.1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | +6 | ||
| 13 |  | A. Wilson | 35 | 6/12/2018 | @ | 40 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 65.7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | +12 | |||
| 14 |  | C. Pondexter | 35 | 7/6/2006 | @ | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 79.3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +15 | ||
| 15 | | A. Wilson | 34 | 8/17/2018 | @ | 38 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 75.1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | -4 | |||
| 16 | | A. Wilson | 34 | 7/7/2018 | vs | 34 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 60.8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | +10 | |||
| 17 | | K. Nurse | 34 | 6/2/2018 | @ | 40 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 73.8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 18 |  | A. McCoughtry | 34 | 8/20/2009 | vs | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 66.7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | +17 | ||
| 19 | | C. Parker | 34 | 5/17/2008 | @ | 39 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 65.3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | +7 | ||
| 20 | | R. Bolton | 34 | 8/12/1997 | vs | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 101.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 21 | | R. Bolton | 34 | 8/8/1997 | vs | 37 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 79.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +14 | ||
| 22 | | C. Cooper | 34 | 8/7/1997 | vs | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 79.9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | C. Cooper | 34 | 8/1/1997 | @ | 38 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 70.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +21 | ||
| 24 |  | O. Miles | 33 | 7/13/2026 | vs | 31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 82.7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | +10 | ||
| 25 |  | R. Howard | 33 | 5/15/2022 | @ | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 64.8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
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