most points in a game during the 2016 season

Maya Moore had the most points in a game in 2016, with 40 points against the Sun on July 7, 2016.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a regular-season game during the 2016 season
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Maya Moore
M. Moore
40
7/7/2016
@
41
8
2
3
2
13
27
48.1
3
11
27.3
11
12
91.7
62.0
1
7
3
5
-1
2Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
38
7/5/2016
@
39
10
0
0
2
11
15
73.3
5
6
83.3
11
11
100.0
95.8
2
8
1
3
-4
3Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
38
6/30/2016
vs
34
11
3
1
5
13
14
92.9
0
0
12
14
85.7
94.2
2
9
3
4
+15
4Breanna Stewart
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
5DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
38
6/18/2016
vs
45
6
2
3
0
12
23
52.2
4
8
50.0
10
12
83.3
67.2
2
4
5
3
-5
6Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
35
9/4/2016
vs
33
6
4
2
0
12
20
60.0
3
4
75.0
8
9
88.9
73.0
2
4
1
2
+21
7Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
35
7/17/2016
@
36
11
1
0
2
14
24
58.3
3
3
100.0
4
5
80.0
66.8
5
6
2
2
+7
8Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
34
8/26/2016
vs
37
8
5
1
2
9
20
45.0
2
4
50.0
14
14
100.0
65.0
4
4
0
3
+15
9Maya Moore
M. Moore
34
5/25/2016
@
35
4
1
2
1
11
18
61.1
3
5
60.0
9
11
81.8
74.4
1
3
5
2
+8
10Candace Parker
C. Parker
34
5/15/2016
vs
32
5
4
3
0
12
20
60.0
3
6
50.0
7
10
70.0
69.7
0
5
2
2
+21
11DeWanna Bonner
D. Bonner
33
7/16/2016
vs
37
8
2
1
2
11
16
68.8
4
8
50.0
7
7
100.0
86.5
1
7
3
4
+20
12Maya Moore
M. Moore
33
7/5/2016
vs
34
6
1
3
0
12
18
66.7
6
9
66.7
3
3
100.0
85.4
2
4
3
5
+10
13Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
32
9/8/2016
@
37
11
2
2
0
10
25
40.0
3
6
50.0
9
10
90.0
54.4
4
7
3
3
+5
14Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
32
9/4/2016
vs
29
5
2
2
0
12
17
70.6
1
3
33.3
7
9
77.8
76.3
0
5
2
2
+1
15Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
32
7/10/2016
vs
37
11
5
0
1
11
15
73.3
4
5
80.0
6
9
66.7
84.4
1
10
4
0
-4
16Tiffany Hayes
T. Hayes
32
6/30/2016
@
34
2
0
3
0
11
18
61.1
3
5
60.0
7
7
100.0
75.9
1
1
1
3
-3
17Tina Charles
T. Charles
32
6/16/2016
@
38
6
4
2
0
13
25
52.0
2
4
50.0
4
7
57.1
57.0
1
5
1
0
+6
18Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
32
6/11/2016
@
27
10
3
1
0
12
12
100.0
1
1
100.0
7
7
100.0
106.1
4
6
1
4
+33
19Jewell Loyd
J. Loyd
32
6/3/2016
vs
34
9
3
2
0
12
18
66.7
4
7
57.1
4
4
100.0
81.0
5
4
2
1
+20
20Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
32
5/18/2016
@
36
7
5
1
1
9
18
50.0
5
11
45.5
9
11
81.8
70.1
0
7
4
5
-1
21Angel McCoughtry
A. McCoughtry
31
9/15/2016
vs
32
7
5
2
2
12
22
54.5
0
2
0.0
7
8
87.5
60.7
2
5
6
3
0
22Moriah Jefferson
M. Jefferson
31
7/1/2016
@
38
4
3
5
0
13
18
72.2
1
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
78.4
2
2
2
4
23Tina Charles
T. Charles
31
7/1/2016
@
33
10
1
1
0
11
22
50.0
0
2
0.0
9
10
90.0
58.7
3
7
1
1
+14
24Candace Parker
C. Parker
31
6/28/2016
vs
36
13
7
2
1
12
25
48.0
0
2
0.0
7
8
87.5
54.3
5
8
1
3
+2
25Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
31
6/24/2016
@
39
8
2
0
0
10
17
58.8
5
7
71.4
6
6
100.0
78.9
1
7
1
1
+7
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