when was the record set for most points in a single game by one player in basketball in 2024 to 2025

Since 2024, Paige Bueckers dropped the most points in a game, with 44 points against the Sparks on August 20.

Interpreted as:
When was the record set for most points in a single regular-season game by one player in basketball in 2024 to 2025?
NAMEPTSRECDATETMOPPW%MINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Paige Bueckers
P. Bueckers
44
0-1
8/20/2025
DAL DAL
@
LAS LAS
.000
36
4
3
1
0
17
21
81.0
4
4
100.0
6
6
100.0
93.1
0
4
3
3
+12
2A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
42
0-1
8/27/2024
LVA LVA
@
DAL DAL
.000
37
6
2
1
3
16
22
72.7
0
2
0.0
10
13
76.9
75.8
2
4
1
2
0
3A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
41
1-0
9/1/2024
LVA LVA
@
PHX PHX
1.000
34
17
2
2
1
16
23
69.6
2
6
33.3
7
9
77.8
76.0
4
13
0
3
+20
4Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
40
1-0
5/25/2024
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
1.000
38
7
4
4
0
11
24
45.8
7
12
58.3
11
12
91.7
68.3
0
7
3
1
+18
5Kelsey Mitchell
K. Mitchell
38
1-0
8/17/2025
IND IND
@
CON CON
1.000
40
1
6
2
0
11
22
50.0
5
8
62.5
11
12
91.7
69.6
1
0
3
1
+14
6Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
38
0-1
9/15/2024
NYL NYL
vs
MIN MIN
.000
36
18
1
2
0
12
27
44.4
3
6
50.0
11
13
84.6
58.1
6
12
1
4
-10
7Kahleah Copper
K. Copper
38
1-0
5/18/2024
PHX PHX
vs
ATL ATL
1.000
33
6
1
0
0
11
20
55.0
3
5
60.0
13
16
81.3
70.3
1
5
2
4
0
8Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
37
1-0
9/5/2025
ATL ATL
vs
LAS LAS
1.000
37
5
6
1
0
13
26
50.0
9
17
52.9
2
2
100.0
68.8
2
3
1
3
+11
9Nneka Ogwumike
N. Ogwumike
37
0-1
8/1/2025
SEA SEA
vs
LAS LAS
.000
46
12
4
0
0
14
25
56.0
2
8
25.0
7
9
77.8
63.9
3
9
1
2
-2
10A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
37
1-0
7/16/2025
LVA LVA
@
DAL DAL
1.000
34
10
2
0
2
15
25
60.0
0
2
0.0
7
12
58.3
61.1
2
8
4
0
-1
11Arike Ogunbowale
A. Ogunbowale
37
0-1
5/29/2025
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
.000
36
5
7
1
0
14
25
56.0
6
12
50.0
3
3
100.0
70.3
1
4
2
2
0
12Kelsey Plum
K. Plum
37
1-0
5/16/2025
LAS LAS
@
GSV GSV
1.000
40
2
6
5
0
11
19
57.9
4
6
66.7
11
11
100.0
77.6
0
2
2
2
+17
13Kahleah Copper
K. Copper
37
1-0
5/21/2024
PHX PHX
@
LVA LVA
1.000
30
4
3
3
1
15
23
65.2
5
9
55.6
2
2
100.0
77.5
0
4
3
3
+15
14A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
36
1-0
8/23/2025
LVA LVA
@
WAS WAS
1.000
33
13
1
2
2
14
22
63.6
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
70.5
3
10
3
4
+5
15Sabrina Ionescu
S. Ionescu
36
1-0
8/3/2025
NYL NYL
@
CON CON
1.000
37
11
4
1
0
14
22
63.6
1
3
33.3
7
7
100.0
71.8
3
8
7
0
+7
16Sami Whitcomb
S. Whitcomb
36
1-0
7/7/2025
PHX PHX
vs
DAL DAL
1.000
27
6
1
2
0
12
19
63.2
7
11
63.6
5
8
62.5
79.9
0
6
3
3
+36
17Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
36
1-0
6/13/2025
ATL ATL
vs
CHI CHI
1.000
39
8
4
0
0
12
25
48.0
9
19
47.4
3
5
60.0
66.2
2
6
2
3
+21
18Rhyne Howard
R. Howard
36
0-1
9/8/2024
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
.000
42
4
5
1
0
13
28
46.4
4
13
30.8
6
9
66.7
56.3
3
1
4
1
-6
19Kelsey Mitchell
K. Mitchell
36
1-0
9/1/2024
IND IND
@
DAL DAL
1.000
37
6
3
0
0
12
22
54.5
5
7
71.4
7
8
87.5
70.5
2
4
3
2
+2
20Ariel Atkins
A. Atkins
36
0-1
7/14/2024
WAS WAS
vs
LVA LVA
.000
35
4
2
1
1
13
25
52.0
6
9
66.7
4
5
80.0
66.2
1
3
0
3
-9
21Kahleah Copper
K. Copper
36
0-1
7/12/2024
PHX PHX
@
IND IND
.000
35
1
1
0
0
11
25
44.0
3
11
27.3
11
13
84.6
58.6
0
1
2
5
-11
22Natasha Howard
N. Howard
36
0-1
7/3/2024
DAL DAL
vs
PHX PHX
.000
34
11
1
1
0
11
15
73.3
1
2
50.0
13
17
76.5
80.1
6
5
1
3
-2
23A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
36
1-0
6/5/2024
LVA LVA
@
DAL DAL
1.000
34
12
2
6
1
15
22
68.2
1
1
100.0
5
6
83.3
73.1
5
7
3
1
+14
24Kelsey Mitchell
K. Mitchell
35
1-0
7/27/2025
IND IND
@
CHI CHI
1.000
30
2
6
3
0
12
19
63.2
7
10
70.0
4
4
100.0
84.3
0
2
2
2
+25
25Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
35
0-1
6/19/2025
NYL NYL
vs
PHX PHX
.000
37
3
2
3
0
11
17
64.7
3
4
75.0
10
11
90.9
80.1
0
3
6
1
-2
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