youngest player to score 30 in a finals game

Maria Stepanova is the youngest in a WNBA Finals game. She was 19 years and 216 days old against the Houston Comets on August 27, 1998.

	NAME	Age	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Maria Stepanova M. Stepanova	19-216	8/27/1998	1998	WNBA Finals	PHX	vs	HOU	10	3	3	0	0	0	1	3	33.3	0	0		1	2	50.0	38.7	1	2	0	2	+5
2	Maria Stepanova M. Stepanova	19-218	8/29/1998	1998	WNBA Finals	PHX	@	HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	-1
3	Maria Stepanova M. Stepanova	19-221	9/1/1998	1998	WNBA Finals	PHX	@	HOU	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	1	0	1	0	-2
4	Ezi Magbegor E. Magbegor	21-050	10/2/2020	2020	WNBA Finals	SEA	@	LVA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	-3
5	Ezi Magbegor E. Magbegor	21-052	10/4/2020	2020	WNBA Finals	SEA	@	LVA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	-5
6	Ezi Magbegor E. Magbegor	21-054	10/6/2020	2020	WNBA Finals	SEA	vs	LVA	7	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	34.7	0	1	0	0	+8
7	Iliana Rupert I. Rupert	21-061	9/11/2022	2022	WNBA Finals	LVA	vs	CON	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0.0	0	1	0	0	-7
8	Iliana Rupert I. Rupert	21-063	9/13/2022	2022	WNBA Finals	LVA	vs	CON	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		150.0	0	0	0	1	+1
9	Iliana Rupert I. Rupert	21-065	9/15/2022	2022	WNBA Finals	LVA	@	CON	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	-11
10	Brandy Reed B. Reed	21-191	8/27/1998	1998	WNBA Finals	PHX	vs	HOU	5	2	2	0	1	0	1	3	33.3	0	0		0	0		33.3	2	0	1	0	-9
11	Brandy Reed B. Reed	21-193	8/29/1998	1998	WNBA Finals	PHX	@	HOU	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	0	+3
12	Cecilia Zandalasini C. Zandalasini	21-194	9/26/2017	2017	WNBA Finals	MIN	vs	LAS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	+4
13	Brandy Reed B. Reed	21-196	9/1/1998	1998	WNBA Finals	PHX	@	HOU	9	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	1	1	-2
14	Cecilia Zandalasini C. Zandalasini	21-199	10/1/2017	2017	WNBA Finals	MIN	@	LAS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	0
15	Cecilia Zandalasini C. Zandalasini	21-202	10/4/2017	2017	WNBA Finals	MIN	vs	LAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	0
16	Laura Summerton L. Summerton	21-281	9/20/2005	2005	WNBA Finals	CON	@	SAC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	0
17	Rachel Jarry R. Jarry	21-304	10/6/2013	2013	WNBA Finals	MIN	vs	ATL	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	2	1	1	-4
18	Rachel Jarry R. Jarry	21-306	10/8/2013	2013	WNBA Finals	MIN	vs	ATL	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0		2	2	100.0	113.6	0	1	1	0	+1
19	Rachel Jarry R. Jarry	21-308	10/10/2013	2013	WNBA Finals	MIN	@	ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	0
20	Ariel Atkins A. Atkins	22-039	9/7/2018	2018	WNBA Finals	WAS	@	SEA	23	23	1	1	2	0	10	14	71.4	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	77.3	1	0	0	2	-13
21	DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner	22-039	9/29/2009	2009	WNBA Finals	PHX	vs	IND	25	15	5	0	1	2	5	9	55.6	0	0		5	6	83.3	64.4	4	1	1	2	+10
22	Ariel Atkins A. Atkins	22-041	9/9/2018	2018	WNBA Finals	WAS	@	SEA	33	15	2	3	2	0	4	15	26.7	0	3	0.0	7	8	87.5	40.5	1	1	0	4	-3
23	DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner	22-041	10/1/2009	2009	WNBA Finals	PHX	vs	IND	20	6	5	1	1	2	1	6	16.7	0	0		4	6	66.7	34.7	2	3	0	2	-5
24	Ariel Atkins A. Atkins	22-044	9/12/2018	2018	WNBA Finals	WAS	vs	SEA	29	9	4	2	0	0	2	6	33.3	2	4	50.0	3	3	100.0	61.5	0	4	1	0	-11
25	Brittainey Raven B. Raven	22-044	9/14/2010	2010	WNBA Finals	ATL	@	SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	0	+2

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PPG

21.3

Copper

RPG

7.7

Thomas

APG

8.4

Thomas

Team Rankings

ORTG

105.3

11th

DRTG

109.1

10th

NETRTG

-3.8

10th

3P%

32.7

10th

2026 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Wings	24	16	.600	7.0
5	Fire	16	24	.400	15.0
6	Sparks	15	25	.375	16.0
7	Mercury	14	26	.350	17.0
8	Storm	8	32	.200	23.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	PHX	@	PDX	10:00 PM
Sat 9/19	PHX	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Mon 9/21	DAL	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Thu 9/24	LVA	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Tempo

11 - 29

Final

101

Mercury

14 - 26

Sat 29 Aug 2026

WNBA 2026 Leaders

PPG Leaders

26.0

Wilson

25.0

Mitchell

22.5

Clark

RPG Leaders

12.4

Reese

11.1

Shepard

9.4

Wilson

APG Leaders

8.4

Thomas

8.4

Clark

7.4

Canada

SPG Leaders

2.4

Howard

1.9

Canada

1.8

Reese

BPG Leaders

2.0

Wilson

1.7

Brink

1.7

Stokes

3PM Leaders

3.3

Howard

3.3

Mabrey

3.0

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.3

Allemand

68.4

Carter

66.9

Cunningham

WNBA 2026 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

116.5

114.3

112.9

111.9

111.8

111.3

DRtg Rankings

100.1

104.5

105.0

107.2

107.8

NetRtg Rankings

9.9

9.6

7.3

6.2

5.1

4.6

Tank Leaderboard

8-32

10-30

11-29

14-26

15-25

WNBA Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,846.3

Wilson

1,595.7

Stewart

1,540

Reese

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,826.8

Wilson

1,577.3

Reese

1,577

Stewart

USG% Leaders

32.8

Wilson

31.8

Clark

30.5

Mabrey

MPG Leaders

34.6

Howard

33.5

Thomas

33.2

Citron

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.56

Wilson

1.35

Boston

1.32

Malonga

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.54

Wilson

1.36

Clark

1.35

Boston

WNBA 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

21-13

20-14

19-15

18-14

18-16

18-15

Worst Record ATS

11-21

13-21

14-18

15-17

15-18

15-16

WNBA 2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
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

WNBA 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 6/14	ATL	@	TOR	102-77
Mon 6/15	LVA	@	DAL	66-96
Mon 6/15	PDX	@	MIN	74-107
Mon 6/15	LAS	@	GSV	58-78
Tue 6/16	TOR	@	IND	91-113

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	CON	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Thu 9/17	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 9/17	LVA	@	SEA	10:00 PM
Thu 9/17	PHX	@	PDX	10:00 PM

Maria Stepanova is the youngest in a WNBA Finals game. She was 19 years and 216 days old against the Houston Comets on August 27, 1998.

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WNBA Fantasy 2026

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1,595.7

1,540

1,826.8

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32.8

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