oldest player to have 40 points in a game

Diana Taurasi is the oldest in a game with 40+ points. She was 41 years and 53 days old versus the Dream on August 3, 2023.

Interpreted as:

oldest player to have 40 or more points in a regular-season game

	NAME	AGE	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	41-053	42	8/3/2023	PHX	vs	ATL	30	4	2	0	0	12	21	57.1	6	13	46.2	12	12	100.0	79.9	1	3	3	3	+31
2	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	36-124	42	8/16/1999	HOU	vs	UTA	35	1	3	1	0	11	18	61.1	3	5	60.0	17	18	94.4	81.0	0	1	5	0	+11
3	DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner	35-291	41	6/8/2023	CON	vs	LVA	32	7	1	1	0	16	23	69.6	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	81.3	2	5	0	3	+29
4	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	34-102	44	7/25/1997	HOU	@	SAC	34	6	3	1	0	14	21	66.7	7	9	77.8	9	9	100.0	88.1	1	5	1	4	+12
5	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	33-353	41	6/25/2006	LAS	vs	SAN	35	13	3	3	1	16	23	69.6	2	2	100.0	7	9	77.8	76.0	5	8	2	1	+27
6	Betty Lennox B. Lennox	31-206	44	6/27/2008	ATL	@	CON	39	9	7	3	0	17	32	53.1	5	12	41.7	5	6	83.3	63.5	3	6	2	3	-7
7	Jewell Loyd J. Loyd	29-267	41	6/29/2023	SEA	vs	MIN	40	9	2	1	0	15	35	42.9	4	9	44.4	7	8	87.5	53.2	4	5	6	1	+1
8	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	29-009	40	9/5/2023	NYL	@	DAL	34	10	2	1	1	14	25	56.0	3	7	42.9	9	13	69.2	65.1	3	7	0	2	+5
9	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	28-351	42	8/13/2023	NYL	@	IND	36	6	6	3	3	15	23	65.2	5	10	50.0	7	8	87.5	79.2	2	4	1	3	+11
10	Kelsey Plum K. Plum	28-319	40	7/9/2023	LVA	@	MIN	31	2	4	0	0	14	18	77.8	6	9	66.7	6	6	100.0	96.9	0	2	2	2	+26
11	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	28-312	43	7/5/2023	NYL	vs	PHX	38	12	6	1	2	13	20	65.0	3	4	75.0	14	16	87.5	79.5	1	11	2	2	+11
12	Deanna Nolan D. Nolan	28-300	44	6/20/2008	DET	vs	MIN	45	5	3	1	0	15	22	68.2	4	8	50.0	10	10	100.0	83.3	0	5	3	6	+3
13	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	28-267	45	5/21/2023	NYL	vs	IND	30	12	3	1	1	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	9	9	100.0	90.1	0	12	1	3	+27
14	Kristi Toliver K. Toliver	28-157	43	7/3/2015	LAS	vs	TUL	38	1	9	1	0	15	24	62.5	7	12	58.3	6	6	100.0	80.7	0	1	4	5	+3
15	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	28-033	44	7/14/2010	PHX	vs	SEA	49	5	5	4	2	16	33	48.5	4	11	36.4	8	9	88.9	59.5	0	5	5	5	-2
16	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	28-024	41	9/1/2024	LVA	@	PHX	34	17	2	2	1	16	23	69.6	2	6	33.3	7	9	77.8	76.0	4	13	0	3	+20
17	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	28-019	42	8/27/2024	LVA	@	DAL	37	6	2	1	3	16	22	72.7	0	2	0.0	10	13	76.9	75.8	2	4	1	2	0
18	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	27-192	40	7/18/2010	NYL	vs	IND	40	6	7	1	0	14	21	66.7	5	9	55.6	7	8	87.5	81.6	0	6	1	2	0
19	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	27-084	40	5/25/2024	DAL	@	PHX	38	7	4	4	0	11	24	45.8	7	12	58.3	11	12	91.7	68.3	0	7	3	1	+18
20	Katie Smith K. Smith	27-034	46	7/8/2001	MIN	@	LAS	45	3	4	0	0	11	23	47.8	6	10	60.0	18	19	94.7	73.3	0	3	1	4	-5
21	Maya Moore M. Moore	27-026	40	7/7/2016	MIN	@	CON	41	8	2	3	2	13	27	48.1	3	11	27.3	11	12	91.7	62.0	1	7	3	5	-1
22	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	27-014	53	8/22/2023	LVA	@	ATL	33	7	0	0	4	16	23	69.6	1	1	100.0	20	21	95.2	82.2	0	7	2	3	+24
23	Katie Smith K. Smith	27-013	40	6/17/2001	MIN	@	DET	38	3	0	0	0	13	19	68.4	6	9	66.7	8	9	88.9	87.1	1	2	2	4	+10
24	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	27-003	40	8/11/2023	LVA	vs	WAS	31	12	1	2	1	17	25	68.0	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	71.2	1	11	1	3	+16
25	Liz Cambage L. Cambage	26-364	43	8/17/2018	DAL	vs	LVA	34	13	3	0	0	14	20	70.0	2	2	100.0	13	16	81.3	79.5	7	6	3	5	-1