Kelsey Mitchell: season-high 35 points vs Sky (Jul 27, 2025)
35 PTS · 12-of-19 FG · 7-of-10 3P · 4-of-4 FT · 29:48 MIN
Usual before this game: 19.6 PTS · 15.6 FGA · 31.2 MIN, from 25 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 26 games this season: 31.5 against a usual 12.5 (+19.0)
Season-high 35 points (previous high 32, set on Jun 27, 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 Kelsey Mitchell score 35 points?
Kelsey Mitchell scored 35 points against the Sky on Jul 27, 2025 in 29:48: 12-of-19 from the field (63.2%), 7-of-10 from three (70.0%), 4-of-4 on free throws. Coming in, Mitchell had averaged 19.6 points on 15.6 shots in 31.2 minutes, from 25 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 35 points. By Game Score it was the best of 26 games this season. Mitchell took 19 shots, 3.4 more than usual. The 63.2% from the field compares with a usual 46.0%. From threes, 21 points against a usual 6.6. Minutes: 29:48, against a usual 31.2; Game Score per 36 minutes: 38.1, against a usual 14.5. Assists: 6, against a usual 2.7. The Fever won 93-78 at 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
Mitchell in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (25 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 29:48 | 31.2 | -1.4 |
| Points | 35 | 19.6 | +15.4 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 19 · 63.2% | 15.6 · 46.0% | +3.4 · +17.2 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 10 · 70.0% | 6.1 · 36.2% | +3.9 · +33.8 |
| FTA · FT% | 4-of-4 | 4.1 · 75.5% | -0.1 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 1.8 | +0.2 |
| Assists | 6 | 2.7 | +3.3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1.4 | +0.6 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 25 games | 34.7 | 27.1 | +7.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 38.1 | 14.5 | +23.6 |
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 | 21 (7-of-10) | 6.6 (2.2-of-6.1) | +14.4 |
| Twos | 10 (5-of-9) | 9.9 (5.0-of-9.5) | +0.1 |
| Free throws | 4 (4-of-4) | 3.1 (3.1-of-4.1) | +0.9 |
| Total | 35 | 19.6 | +15.4 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
31.5 against a usual 12.5 (+19.0)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +15.3 |
| Rebounds | 0.0 |
| Assists | +2.3 |
| Steals and blocks | +2.0 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.6 |
| Total | +19.0 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 26 games this season.
Previous best: 25.3, set on Jun 27, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Fever won 93-78 at the Sky.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Sky this season: 15 points (May 17, 2025), 17 points (Jun 7, 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.