youngest player to score 40 points in game

Candace Parker is the youngest in a game with 40+ points. She was 22 years and 81 days old against the Houston Comets on July 9, 2008.

Interpreted as:

youngest player to score 40 or more points in 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	Candace Parker C. Parker	22-081	40	7/9/2008	LAS	vs	HOU	42	16	6	2	5	15	23	65.2	1	2	50.0	9	12	75.0	70.7	4	12	4	4	+12
2	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	23-064	43	7/2/2023	ATL	vs	LAS	32	2	4	2	2	14	20	70.0	6	12	50.0	9	9	100.0	89.7	0	2	3	5	+26
3	Riquna Williams R. Williams	23-103	51	9/8/2013	TUL	@	SAN	35	1	3	0	0	17	28	60.7	8	14	57.1	9	9	100.0	79.8	0	1	0	2	+34
4	Paige Bueckers P. Bueckers	23-304	44	8/20/2025	DAL	@	LAS	36	4	3	1	0	17	21	81.0	4	4	100.0	6	6	100.0	93.1	0	4	3	3	+12
5	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	24-046	41	7/27/2006	PHX	@	HOU	36	2	2	2	0	14	28	50.0	5	10	50.0	8	10	80.0	63.3	0	2	4	5	-3
6	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	24-060	47	8/10/2006	PHX	@	HOU	44	6	9	1	1	17	33	51.5	8	16	50.0	5	7	71.4	65.1	1	5	2	6	+5
7	Maya Moore M. Moore	25-041	48	7/22/2014	MIN	vs	ATL	46	10	4	2	1	16	30	53.3	7	9	77.8	9	11	81.8	68.9	2	8	5	4	+10
8	Maya Moore M. Moore	25-052	40	8/2/2014	MIN	@	TUL	35	6	5	1	1	14	22	63.6	4	7	57.1	8	8	100.0	78.4	2	4	6	1	+8
9	Satou Sabally S. Sabally	25-129	40	9/1/2023	DAL	@	IND	29	7	4	0	0	13	19	68.4	7	10	70.0	7	7	100.0	90.6	1	6	2	5	+7
10	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	25-274	40	6/6/2015	CHI	@	TUL	37	9	1	0	3	13	24	54.2	3	10	30.0	11	11	100.0	69.3	3	6	2	3	-4
11	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	25-292	45	6/24/2015	CHI	vs	ATL	44	11	0	2	6	12	20	60.0	2	4	50.0	19	19	100.0	79.3	1	10	5	5	+7
12	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	26-074	47	7/24/2007	SEA	@	WAS	42	14	1	0	0	18	28	64.3	2	4	50.0	9	11	81.8	71.6	4	10	1	5	+3
13	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	26-107	41	6/17/2023	DAL	vs	SEA	38	3	3	2	1	13	24	54.2	7	14	50.0	8	8	100.0	74.5	0	3	3	5	-2
14	Liz Cambage L. Cambage	26-333	53	7/17/2018	DAL	vs	NYL	37	10	2	1	5	17	22	77.3	4	5	80.0	15	16	93.8	91.3	1	9	0	1	+17
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
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	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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