Aicha Coulibaly 12 points vs Fever (Aug 23, 2026): season-best Game Score
12 PTS · 5-of-5 FG · 2-of-2 FT · 18:06 MIN
Usual before this game: 4.8 PTS · 3.5 FGA · 13.2 MIN, from 25 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 26 games this season: 13.4 against a usual 3.7 (+9.7)
above usual
No more than 5 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual.
For a player who plays every game, a game this far above the usual comes about once or twice a season.
How the score worksWhy did Aicha Coulibaly score 12 points?
In 18:06 against the Fever on Aug 23, 2026, Aicha Coulibaly scored 12 points: 5-of-5 from the field, 2-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, Coulibaly averaged 4.8 points on 3.5 shots in 13.2 minutes across 25 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the best of 26 games this season. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 10 (2.9). Coulibaly played 18:06 against a usual 13.2 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 26.7, against a usual 10.2. At home against the Fever, the Sky lost 113-90, a 23-point loss. The box score records what changed, not why: it holds no injury, matchup or coaching information.
Generated from the box score and this season's game log. How the score works
What changed
Coulibaly in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (25 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 18:06 | 13.2 | +4.9 |
| Points | 12 | 4.8 | +7.2 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 5-of-5 | 3.5 · 42.5% | +1.5 |
| FTA · FT% | 2-of-2 | 2.0 · 88.0% | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 2.4 | +3.6 |
| Assists | 1 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 24 games | 16.8 | 17.2 | -0.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 26.7 | 10.2 | +16.5 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (25 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.1 (0.0-of-0.7) | -0.1 |
| Twos | 10 (5-of-5) | 2.9 (1.4-of-2.8) | +7.1 |
| Free throws | 2 (2-of-2) | 1.8 (1.8-of-2.0) | +0.2 |
| Total | 12 | 4.8 | +7.2 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
13.4 against a usual 3.7 (+9.7)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +7.7 |
| Rebounds | +1.7 |
| Assists | +0.3 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.1 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.1 |
| Total | +9.7 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 26 games this season.
Previous best: 12.3, set on Aug 5, 2026.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Sky lost 113-90 at home against the Fever, a 23-point loss.
- Previous appearance: Aug 21, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Fever this season: 6 points (Jun 11, 2026), 6 points (Aug 8, 2026).
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
Game Score against the player's own usual line. How rare a gap is comes from WNBA regular-season games of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, checked on 2026.