Cynthia Cooper has posted the most points by a rookie in a playoff game, with 31 points against the Charlotte Sting on August 28, 1997.
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most points by a player in a playoff debut game rookie| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Cooper | 31 | 8/28/1997 | vs | 37 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 69.6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | +18 | ||
| 2 |  | T. Catchings | 29 | 8/16/2002 | vs | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 69.8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | +16 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Clark | 25 | 9/25/2024 | @ | 40 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 52.3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | -6 | ||
| 4 |  | K. McBride | 25 | 8/23/2014 | vs | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 67.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 5 | | C. Cooper | 25 | 8/30/1997 | vs | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 63.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +14 | ||
| 6 |  | M. Brogan | 24 | 9/1/1998 | @ | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 67.6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -4 | ||
| 7 |  | A. Atkins | 23 | 9/7/2018 | @ | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 8 | | S. Zellous | 23 | 9/23/2009 | vs | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 55.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 9 |  | A. Beard | 22 | 9/29/2004 | @ | 36 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 67.4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 10 |  | L. Fiebich | 21 | 9/22/2024 | vs | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 112.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +25 | ||
| 11 | | B. Holmes | 21 | 9/21/2016 | vs | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 69.1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +10 | ||
| 12 |  | K. Stokes | 21 | 9/23/2015 | vs | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 85.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +16 | |||
| 13 |  | M. Moore | 21 | 9/25/2011 | @ | 36 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 100.6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +17 | ||
| 14 | | S. Zellous | 21 | 9/18/2009 | @ | 30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 65.8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +20 | ||
| 15 |  | A. McCoughtry | 21 | 9/16/2009 | @ | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 69.1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 16 |  | L. Whalen | 21 | 9/27/2004 | vs | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 104.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +19 | |||
| 17 | | C. Robinson | 21 | 9/4/1999 | @ | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 79.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | ||
| 18 | | A. Atkins | 20 | 9/4/2018 | @ | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 19 | | K. McBride | 20 | 8/21/2014 | @ | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 87.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -10 | ||
| 20 |  | E. Delle Donne | 20 | 9/20/2013 | vs | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 74.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -11 | ||
| 21 |  | C. Parker | 20 | 9/23/2008 | @ | 39 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 63.9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +3 | ||
| 22 | | T. Catchings | 20 | 8/18/2002 | @ | 37 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 61.7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | -23 | ||
| 23 | | L. Fiebich | 19 | 10/18/2024 | @ | 36 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 71.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | ||
| 24 |  | N. Collier | 19 | 9/11/2019 | @ | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 74.5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | -10 | ||
| 25 | | A. Atkins | 19 | 9/2/2018 | vs | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +22 | ||
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