Cecilia Zandalasini 20 points vs Sky (Aug 15, 2025): season-best Game Score
20 PTS · 7-of-12 FG · 2-of-4 3P · 4-of-4 FT · 28:30 MIN
Usual before this game: 10.7 PTS · 7.7 FGA · 24.2 MIN, from 15 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 16 games this season: 21.3 against a usual 7.7 (+13.6)
Matched the season high of 20 points, set on Aug 13, 2025
above usual
No more than 4 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 Cecilia Zandalasini score 20 points?
In 28:30 against the Sky on Aug 15, 2025, Cecilia Zandalasini scored 20 points: 7-of-12 from the field (58.3%), 2-of-4 from three, 4-of-4 on free throws. Before this game, Zandalasini averaged 10.7 points on 7.7 shots in 24.2 minutes across 15 regular-season games. The 20 points tied the season high, set on Aug 13, 2025. By Game Score it was the best of 16 games this season. Zandalasini took 12 shots, 4.3 more than usual. Zandalasini shot 58.3% from the field, against a usual 46.6%. From two-pointers, 10 points against a usual 2.8; from free throws, 4 points against a usual 1.3. Playing time was 28:30, against a usual 24.2 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 26.9, against a usual 11.5. At the Sky, the Valkyries won 90-59, a 31-point win. 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
Zandalasini in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (15 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 28:30 | 24.2 | +4.3 |
| Points | 20 | 10.7 | +9.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 12 · 58.3% | 7.7 · 46.6% | +4.3 · +11.7 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 2-of-4 | 4.9 · 44.6% | -0.9 |
| FTA · FT% | 4-of-4 | 1.5 · 86.4% | +2.5 |
| Rebounds | 4 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Assists | 3 | 1.8 | +1.2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 15 games | 25.8 | 19.1 | +6.7 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 26.9 | 11.5 | +15.4 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (15 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 6 (2-of-4) | 6.6 (2.2-of-4.9) | -0.6 |
| Twos | 10 (5-of-8) | 2.8 (1.4-of-2.8) | +7.2 |
| Free throws | 4 (4-of-4) | 1.3 (1.3-of-1.5) | +2.7 |
| Total | 20 | 10.7 | +9.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
21.3 against a usual 7.7 (+13.6)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +7.8 |
| Rebounds | +0.2 |
| Assists | +0.9 |
| Steals and blocks | +3.0 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.7 |
| Total | +13.6 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 16 games this season.
Previous best: 20.1, set on Aug 13, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Valkyries won 90-59 at the Sky, a 31-point win.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Sky this season.
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.