Jessica Shepard: season-high 22 points vs Fever (Aug 22, 2025)
22 PTS · 10-of-11 FG · 2-of-6 FT · 40:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 7.8 PTS · 5.1 FGA · 20.6 MIN, from 31 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 32 games this season: 29.0 against a usual 8.4 (+20.6)
Season-high 22 points (previous high 18, set on Aug 2, 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 Jessica Shepard score 22 points?
In 40:00 against the Fever on Aug 22, 2025, Jessica Shepard scored 22 points: 10-of-11 from the field (90.9%), 2-of-6 on free throws (33.3%). Before this game, Shepard averaged 7.8 points on 5.1 shots in 20.6 minutes across 31 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 22 points. This game had the best Game Score of 32 games this season. Shot attempts: 11, against a usual 5.1. The 90.9% from the field compares with a usual 61.8%. By shot type: two-pointers 20 points (usual 6.2). Minutes: 40:00, against a usual 20.6; Game Score per 36 minutes: 26.1, against a usual 14.8. Assists: 10, against a usual 2.4. The Lynx won 95-90 at the Fever. 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
Shepard in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (31 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 40:00 | 20.6 | +19.4 |
| Points | 22 | 7.8 | +14.2 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 11 · 90.9% | 5.1 · 61.8% | +5.9 · +29.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 6 · 33.3% | 2.8 · 57.0% | +3.2 · -23.7 |
| Rebounds | 11 | 7.3 | +3.7 |
| Assists | 10 | 2.4 | +7.6 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 31 games | 16.4 | 17.1 | -0.7 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 26.1 | 14.8 | +11.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (31 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twos | 20 (10-of-11) | 6.2 (3.1-of-5.1) | +13.8 |
| Free throws | 2 (2-of-6) | 1.6 (1.6-of-2.8) | +0.4 |
| Total | 22 | 7.8 | +14.2 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
29.0 against a usual 8.4 (+20.6)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +11.7 |
| Rebounds | +2.2 |
| Assists | +5.3 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.5 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.9 |
| Total | +20.6 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 32 games this season.
Previous best: 19.0, set on Aug 2, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Lynx won 95-90 at the Fever.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Fever 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.