Kahleah Copper 28 points vs Sky (Aug 28, 2025): season-best Game Score
28 PTS · 9-of-16 FG · 4-of-7 3P · 6-of-7 FT · 31:42 MIN
Usual before this game: 15.4 PTS · 12.7 FGA · 26.7 MIN, from 21 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 22 games this season: 22.9 against a usual 8.5 (+14.4)
above usual
No more than 3 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 Kahleah Copper score 28 points?
In 31:42 against the Sky on Aug 28, 2025, Kahleah Copper scored 28 points: 9-of-16 from the field (56.3%), 4-of-7 from three (57.1%), 6-of-7 on free throws (85.7%). Coming in, Copper had averaged 15.4 points on 12.7 shots in 26.7 minutes, from 21 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the best of 22 games this season. Shot attempts: 16, against a usual 12.7. The 56.3% from the field compares with a usual 42.7%. By shot type: threes 12 points (usual 5.6); free throws 6 points (usual 2.7); two-pointers 10 points (usual 7.1). Copper played 31:42 against a usual 26.7 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 26.0, against a usual 11.5. Steals and blocks: 3 and 1, against a usual 1.0 and 0.1. The Mercury won 83-79 at home against the Sky. 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
Copper in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (21 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 31:42 | 26.7 | +5.0 |
| Points | 28 | 15.4 | +12.6 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 16 · 56.3% | 12.7 · 42.7% | +3.3 · +13.6 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 7 · 57.1% | 4.8 · 39.0% | +2.2 · +18.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 7 · 85.7% | 3.1 · 86.4% | +3.9 · -0.7 |
| Rebounds | 3 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 21 games | 29.7 | 27.1 | +2.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 26.0 | 11.5 | +14.5 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (21 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-7) | 5.6 (1.9-of-4.8) | +6.4 |
| Twos | 10 (5-of-9) | 7.1 (3.6-of-7.9) | +2.9 |
| Free throws | 6 (6-of-7) | 2.7 (2.7-of-3.1) | +3.3 |
| Total | 28 | 15.4 | +12.6 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
22.9 against a usual 8.5 (+14.4)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +11.5 |
| Rebounds | -0.2 |
| Assists | -0.5 |
| Steals and blocks | +2.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.0 |
| Total | +14.4 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 22 games this season.
Previous best: 19.7, set on Jul 3, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Mercury won 83-79 at home against the Sky.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Sky this season: 16 points (Jun 21, 2025), 25 points (Aug 3, 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.