least minutes played in a game when scoring 40 points

Satou Sabally has played the fewest minutes in a game with 40+ points, with 29 minutes on the court against the Fever on September 1, 2023.

Interpreted as:

least minutes played by a player in a regular-season game when scoring 40 or more points

	NAME	MIN	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Satou Sabally S. Sabally	29	40	9/1/2023	DAL	@	IND	7	4	0	0	13	19	68.4	7	10	70.0	7	7	100.0	90.6	1	6	2	5	+7
2	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	30	42	8/3/2023	PHX	vs	ATL	4	2	0	0	12	21	57.1	6	13	46.2	12	12	100.0	79.9	1	3	3	3	+31
3	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	30	45	5/21/2023	NYL	vs	IND	12	3	1	1	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	9	9	100.0	90.1	0	12	1	3	+27
4	Kelsey Plum K. Plum	31	40	7/9/2023	LVA	@	MIN	2	4	0	0	14	18	77.8	6	9	66.7	6	6	100.0	96.9	0	2	2	2	+26
5	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	31	40	8/11/2023	LVA	vs	WAS	12	1	2	1	17	25	68.0	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	71.2	1	11	1	3	+16
6	DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner	32	41	6/8/2023	CON	vs	LVA	7	1	1	0	16	23	69.6	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	81.3	2	5	0	3	+29
7	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	32	43	7/2/2023	ATL	vs	LAS	2	4	2	2	14	20	70.0	6	12	50.0	9	9	100.0	89.7	0	2	3	5	+26
8	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	33	53	8/22/2023	LVA	@	ATL	7	0	0	4	16	23	69.6	1	1	100.0	20	21	95.2	82.2	0	7	2	3	+24
9	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	34	40	9/5/2023	NYL	@	DAL	10	2	1	1	14	25	56.0	3	7	42.9	9	13	69.2	65.1	3	7	0	2	+5
10	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	34	41	9/1/2024	LVA	@	PHX	17	2	2	1	16	23	69.6	2	6	33.3	7	9	77.8	76.0	4	13	0	3	+20
11	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	34	44	7/25/1997	HOU	@	SAC	6	3	1	0	14	21	66.7	7	9	77.8	9	9	100.0	88.1	1	5	1	4	+12
12	Liz Cambage L. Cambage	34	43	8/17/2018	DAL	vs	LVA	13	3	0	0	14	20	70.0	2	2	100.0	13	16	81.3	79.5	7	6	3	5	-1
13	Riquna Williams R. Williams	35	51	9/8/2013	TUL	@	SAN	1	3	0	0	17	28	60.7	8	14	57.1	9	9	100.0	79.8	0	1	0	2	+34
14	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	35	42	8/16/1999	HOU	vs	UTA	1	3	1	0	11	18	61.1	3	5	60.0	17	18	94.4	81.0	0	1	5	0	+11
15	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	35	41	6/25/2006	LAS	vs	SAN	13	3	3	1	16	23	69.6	2	2	100.0	7	9	77.8	76.0	5	8	2	1	+27
16	Maya Moore M. Moore	35	40	8/2/2014	MIN	@	TUL	6	5	1	1	14	22	63.6	4	7	57.1	8	8	100.0	78.4	2	4	6	1	+8
17	Paige Bueckers P. Bueckers	36	44	8/20/2025	DAL	@	LAS	4	3	1	0	17	21	81.0	4	4	100.0	6	6	100.0	93.1	0	4	3	3	+12
18	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	36	42	8/13/2023	NYL	@	IND	6	6	3	3	15	23	65.2	5	10	50.0	7	8	87.5	79.2	2	4	1	3	+11
19	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	36	41	7/27/2006	PHX	@	HOU	2	2	2	0	14	28	50.0	5	10	50.0	8	10	80.0	63.3	0	2	4	5	-3
20	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	37	42	8/27/2024	LVA	@	DAL	6	2	1	3	16	22	72.7	0	2	0.0	10	13	76.9	75.8	2	4	1	2	0
21	Liz Cambage L. Cambage	37	53	7/17/2018	DAL	vs	NYL	10	2	1	5	17	22	77.3	4	5	80.0	15	16	93.8	91.3	1	9	0	1	+17
22	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	37	40	6/6/2015	CHI	@	TUL	9	1	0	3	13	24	54.2	3	10	30.0	11	11	100.0	69.3	3	6	2	3	-4
23	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	38	41	6/17/2023	DAL	vs	SEA	3	3	2	1	13	24	54.2	7	14	50.0	8	8	100.0	74.5	0	3	3	5	-2
24	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	38	43	7/5/2023	NYL	vs	PHX	12	6	1	2	13	20	65.0	3	4	75.0	14	16	87.5	79.5	1	11	2	2	+11
25	Kristi Toliver K. Toliver	38	43	7/3/2015	LAS	vs	TUL	1	9	1	0	15	24	62.5	7	12	58.3	6	6	100.0	80.7	0	1	4	5	+3