In August 2025, Paige Bueckers added another historic milestone to her WNBA rookie season with the Dallas Wings. With her 44-point performance versus the Los Angeles Sparks, she set the WNBA rookie record for points scored in a game.
Though Bueckers' feat was impressive, it doesn't make the cut for the most points scored by a single player in a WNBA game. Check out the leading scorers below:
A'ja Wilson, 53 (Aug. 22, 2023, at Atlanta Dream)
Liz Cambage, 53 (July 17, 2018, vs. New York Liberty)
Riquna Williams, 51 (Sept. 8, 2013, at San Antonio Silver Stars)
Maya Moore, 48 (July 22, 2014, vs. Atlanta Dream)
Lauren Jackson, 47 (July 24, 2007, at Washington Mystics)
Diana Taurasi, 47 (Aug. 10, 2006, at Houston Comets)
Katie Smith, 46 (July 8, 2001, at Los Angeles Sparks)
Breanna Stewart, 45 (May 21, 2023, vs. Indiana Fever)
Elena Della Donne, 45 (June 24, 2015, vs. Atlanta Dream)
Diana Taurasi, 44 (July 14, 2010, vs. Seattle Storm)
Betty Lennox, 44 (June 27, 2008, at Connecticut Sun)
Deanna Nolan, 44 (June 20, 2008, vs. Minnesota Lynx)
Cynthia Cooper, 44 (July 25, 1997, at Sacramento Monarchs)
Breanna Stewart, 43 (July 5, 2023, vs. Phoenix Mercury)
Rhyne Howard, 43 (July 2, 2023, vs. Los Angeles Sparks)
Liz Cambage, 43 (Aug. 17, 2018, vs. Las Vegas Aces)
Kristi Toliver, 43 (July 3, 2015, vs. Tulsa Shock)
A'ja Wilson, 42 (Aug. 27, 2024, at Dallas Wings)
Breanna Stewart, 42 (Aug. 13, 2023, at Indiana Fever)
Diana Taurasi, 42 (Aug. 3, 2023, vs. Atlanta Dream)
Cynthia Cooper, 42 (Aug. 16, 1999, vs. Utah Starzz)
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