Dana Evans: season-high 21 points vs Mystics (Aug 23, 2025)
21 PTS · 8-of-11 FG · 5-of-6 3P · 23:36 MIN
Usual before this game: 6.4 PTS · 6.1 FGA · 17.2 MIN, from 37 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 38 games this season: 20.2 against a usual 3.7 (+16.5)
Season-high 21 points (previous high 18, set on Jul 6, 2025)
above usual
No more than 2 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 a season or less.
How the score worksWhy did Dana Evans score 21 points?
In 23:36 against the Mystics on Aug 23, 2025, Dana Evans scored 21 points: 8-of-11 from the field (72.7%), 5-of-6 from three (83.3%), no free throw attempts. Coming in, Evans had averaged 6.4 points on 6.1 shots in 17.2 minutes, from 37 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 21 points. By Game Score it was the best of 38 games this season. The shot count was 11, against a usual 6.1. Evans shot 72.7% from the field, against a usual 37.9%. By shot type: threes 15 points (usual 2.3); two-pointers 6 points (usual 3.1); free throws 0 points (usual 1.0). Minutes: 23:36, against a usual 17.2; Game Score per 36 minutes: 30.8, against a usual 7.8. The Aces won 91-81 at the Mystics. 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
Evans in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (37 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 23:36 | 17.2 | +6.4 |
| Points | 21 | 6.4 | +14.6 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 11 · 72.7% | 6.1 · 37.9% | +4.9 · +34.8 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 6 · 83.3% | 2.2 · 34.6% | +3.8 · +48.7 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.4 · 74.0% | -1.4 |
| Rebounds | 3 | 0.9 | +2.1 |
| Assists | 3 | 1.9 | +1.1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 37 games | 22.6 | 19.9 | +2.7 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 30.8 | 7.8 | +23.0 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (37 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 15 (5-of-6) | 2.3 (0.8-of-2.2) | +12.7 |
| Twos | 6 (3-of-5) | 3.1 (1.6-of-3.9) | +2.9 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.0 (1.0-of-1.4) | -1.0 |
| Total | 21 | 6.4 | +14.6 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
20.2 against a usual 3.7 (+16.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +13.6 |
| Rebounds | +0.6 |
| Assists | +0.8 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.2 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.3 |
| Total | +16.5 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 38 games this season.
Previous best: 14.4, set on Aug 21, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Aces won 91-81 at the Mystics.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Mystics this season: 5 points (May 23, 2025), 12 points (Jun 26, 2025), 11 points (Jul 10, 2025).
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.