what was the most amount of points scored in the 1st quarter by a player in the last 5 years in a game

Between November 4, 2020 and November 4, 2025, Jewell Loyd has posted the most points in a first quarter, with 22 points against the Mercury on September 17, 2021.

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What was the most amount of points scored in the 1st quarter by a player in the last 5 years in a regular-season game?

	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	Jewell Loyd J. Loyd	22	9/17/2021	SEA	vs	PHX	10	0	3	0	0	8	9	88.9	4	4	100.0	2	2	100.0	111.3	0	0	1	0	+9
2	Sami Whitcomb S. Whitcomb	19	7/7/2025	PHX	vs	DAL	9	1	1	0	0	7	9	77.8	4	5	80.0	1	3	33.3	92.1	0	1	0	0	+11
3	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	19	5/21/2023	NYL	vs	IND	10	4	2	1	0	6	7	85.7	4	5	80.0	3	3	100.0	114.2	0	4	0	0	+22
4	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	17	9/5/2025	ATL	vs	LAS	10	0	1	1	0	5	10	50.0	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	78.1	0	0	1	1	+7
5	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	17	7/29/2025	LVA	@	LAS	7	2	2	2	0	8	8	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		106.3	2	0	0	1	+17
6	Rickea Jackson R. Jackson	17	7/26/2025	LAS	@	NYL	10	1	0	1	0	6	7	85.7	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	107.9	0	1	0	1	+15
7	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	17	5/14/2024	LVA	vs	PHX	9	4	0	0	1	7	10	70.0	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	75.1	1	3	0	1	+14
8	Jewell Loyd J. Loyd	17	9/10/2023	SEA	vs	LAS	10	2	2	0	0	5	11	45.5	4	7	57.1	3	3	100.0	69.0	0	2	1	0	+10
9	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	17	8/26/2023	NYL	@	MIN	10	3	0	0	0	5	7	71.4	3	4	75.0	4	4	100.0	97.0	1	2	0	0	+8
10	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	17	7/2/2023	ATL	vs	LAS	10	1	0	0	0	6	8	75.0	1	3	33.3	4	4	100.0	87.1	0	1	1	0	+6
11	Sophie Cunningham S. Cunningham	17	7/7/2022	PHX	vs	NYL	9	0	0	0	0	7	8	87.5	3	4	75.0	0	0		106.3	0	0	0	1	+11
12	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	17	5/15/2022	ATL	@	IND	10	1	0	0	0	6	9	66.7	2	4	50.0	3	4	75.0	79.0	0	1	1	1	+1
13	Sabrina Ionescu S. Ionescu	16	8/3/2025	NYL	@	CON	9	4	1	1	0	7	10	70.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	73.5	2	2	1	0	+1
14	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	16	6/14/2025	MIN	vs	LAS	10	5	4	0	0	7	9	77.8	2	3	66.7	0	0		88.9	2	3	0	0	+19
15	Sabrina Ionescu S. Ionescu	16	9/12/2024	NYL	@	DAL	10	3	2	0	0	6	9	66.7	4	5	80.0	0	0		88.9	0	3	2	0	+10
16	Rickea Jackson R. Jackson	16	8/25/2024	LAS	@	DAL	10	2	1	1	0	6	6	100.0	4	4	100.0	0	0		133.3	0	2	1	0	+13
17	Ariel Atkins A. Atkins	16	7/14/2024	WAS	vs	LVA	10	2	0	1	0	6	9	66.7	4	5	80.0	0	0		88.9	1	1	0	0	+11
18	Natasha Howard N. Howard	16	6/23/2024	DAL	@	WAS	10	4	1	0	0	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	6	6	100.0	83.0	2	2	0	0	+7
19	Kahleah Copper K. Copper	16	5/21/2024	PHX	@	LVA	7	1	1	0	0	6	7	85.7	4	4	100.0	0	0		114.3	0	1	1	0	+8
20	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	16	8/22/2023	LVA	@	ATL	8	2	0	0	0	6	8	75.0	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	85.8	0	2	0	0	+7
21	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	16	7/12/2023	LVA	@	LAS	10	5	0	0	0	7	8	87.5	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	94.8	2	3	1	1	+17
22	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	16	8/5/2022	ATL	vs	LAS	10	0	0	1	0	5	7	71.4	3	5	60.0	3	3	100.0	96.2	0	0	1	1	+10
23	Jonquel Jones J. Jones	16	5/14/2021	CON	@	ATL	10	2	2	0	0	6	8	75.0	1	2	50.0	3	5	60.0	78.4	0	2	2	0	+5
24	Kelsey Mitchell K. Mitchell	15	9/2/2025	IND	@	PHX	10	0	1	1	0	5	6	83.3	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	109.0	0	0	1	1	-2
25	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	15	9/10/2024	NYL	@	DAL	10	1	0	0	0	4	10	40.0	3	4	75.0	4	4	100.0	63.8	1	0	0	1	+10