Diana Taurasi is the oldest in a game with 35+ points. She was 41 years and 53 days old against the Dream on August 3, 2023.
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oldest player to score 35 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | D. Taurasi | 41-053 | 42 | 8/3/2023 | vs | 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 |  | S. Whitcomb | 36-352 | 36 | 7/7/2025 | vs | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 79.9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +36 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Cooper | 36-124 | 42 | 8/16/1999 | vs | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 81.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +11 | ||
| 4 | | C. Cooper | 36-069 | 36 | 6/22/1999 | vs | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 56.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +9 | ||
| 5 | | D. Taurasi | 36-051 | 37 | 8/1/2018 | @ | 34 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 74.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 6 |  | D. Bonner | 35-291 | 41 | 6/8/2023 | vs | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 81.3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +29 | ||
| 7 |  | N. Ogwumike | 35-030 | 37 | 8/1/2025 | vs | 46 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 63.9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | -2 | ||
| 8 | | D. Taurasi | 34-355 | 37 | 6/1/2017 | @ | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 93.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | ||
| 9 |  | B. Hammon | 34-179 | 37 | 9/6/2011 | @ | 35 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 87.3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +7 | ||
| 10 |  | N. Cloud | 34-177 | 35 | 8/18/2026 | vs | 35 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 74.0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | +4 | ||
| 11 | | C. Cooper | 34-119 | 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 | ||
| 12 | | C. Cooper | 34-102 | 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 | ||
| 13 |  | J. Gillom | 34-058 | 38 | 8/10/1998 | @ | 44 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 57.1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | +3 | ||
| 14 |  | K. McBride | 34-045 | 43 | 8/9/2026 | vs | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 100.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +16 | ||
| 15 | | K. McBride | 34-018 | 37 | 7/13/2026 | vs | 35 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 88.3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | -3 | ||
| 16 |  | L. Leslie | 33-353 | 41 | 6/25/2006 | vs | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 76.0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | +27 | ||
| 17 |  | D. Milton-Jones | 33-310 | 38 | 7/17/2008 | @ | 34 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 79.3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | +4 | ||
| 18 |  | N. Howard | 32-305 | 36 | 7/3/2024 | vs | 34 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 80.1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 19 | | B. Hammon | 32-141 | 38 | 7/30/2009 | @ | 40 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 64.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | ||
| 20 |  | B. Sykes | 32-123 | 38 | 6/10/2026 | vs | 41 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 73.9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +4 | ||
| 21 | | B. Sykes | 32-099 | 38 | 5/17/2026 | @ | 38 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 68.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +7 | ||
| 22 |  | N. Ogwumike | 32-017 | 35 | 7/19/2022 | vs | 32 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 70.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +14 | ||
| 23 |  | K. Copper | 31-364 | 35 | 8/27/2026 | vs | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 67.4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 24 | | K. Copper | 31-359 | 38 | 8/22/2026 | vs | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 72.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | ||
| 25 |  | S. Diggins | 31-354 | 35 | 7/22/2022 | vs | 34 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 76.2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +23 | ||
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| 1 |  Lynx - x | 31 | 9 | .775 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 29 | 11 | .725 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 27 | 13 | .675 | 4.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 26 | 14 | .650 | 5.0 |
| 5 |  Fever - x | 26 | 14 | .650 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Liberty - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 7 |  Mystics - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 8 |  Wings - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 16 | 24 | .400 | 15.0 |
| 10 |  Sky - e | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.0 |
| 11 |  Sparks - e | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 14 | 26 | .350 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 29 | .275 | 20.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 10 | 30 | .250 | 21.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 32 | .200 | 23.0 |