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Kelsey Mitchell

SG · 5′8″ · Current team: Indiana Fever

Regular season · Sep 24, 2026 · IND 66 @ MIN 86 · Final

Kelsey Mitchell 10 points on 3-of-12 in 22 minutes vs Lynx (Sep 24, 2026)

ANSWER

10 PTS · 3-of-12 FG · 2-of-6 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 21:36 MIN

Usual before this game: 25.0 PTS · 17.1 FGA · 32.8 MIN, from 43 regular-season games

Lowest Game Score of 44 games this season: 5.5 against a usual 17.4 (-11.9)

Season-low 10 points (previous low 14, set on May 28, 2026)

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
below usual

No more than 3 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual.

For a player who plays every game, a game this far below the usual comes about once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Kelsey Mitchell score 10 points?

Kelsey Mitchell scored 10 points against the Lynx on Sep 24, 2026 in 21:36: 3-of-12 from the field (25.0%), 2-of-6 from three (33.3%), 2-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Mitchell had averaged 25.0 points on 17.1 shots in 32.8 minutes, from 43 regular-season games. The 10 points were a season low, below the previous 14. By Game Score it was the lowest of 44 games this season. Mitchell took 12 shots, 5.1 fewer than usual. Mitchell shot 25.0% from the field, against a usual 51.4%. From two-pointers, 2 points against a usual 11.4; from threes, 6 points against a usual 9.3; from free throws, 2 points against a usual 4.3. Mitchell played 21:36 against a usual 32.8 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 9.2, against a usual 19.1. The Fever lost 86-66 at the Lynx, a 20-point loss. 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

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What changed

Mitchell in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (43 games)Change
Minutes21:3632.8-11.2
Points1025.0-15.0
Shots (FGA) · FG%12 · 25.0%17.1 · 51.4%-5.1 · -26.4
3PA · 3P%6 · 33.3%6.8 · 45.2%-0.8 · -11.9
FTA · FT%2-of-25.1 · 85.0%-3.1
Rebounds21.7+0.3
Assists12.8-1.8
Turnovers01.7-1.7
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 43 games24.628.2-3.6
Game Score per 36 minutes9.219.1-9.9
02

Points by shot type

Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change

Points by shot type against the usual line
Shot typeThis gameUsual (43 games)Change
Threes6 (2-of-6)9.3 (3.1-of-6.8)-3.3
Twos2 (1-of-6)11.4 (5.7-of-10.3)-9.4
Free throws2 (2-of-2)4.3 (4.3-of-5.1)-2.3
Total1025.0-15.0
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

5.5 against a usual 17.4 (-11.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-13.5
Rebounds+0.7
Assists-1.3
Steals and blocks-0.1
Turnovers and fouls+2.3
Total-11.9
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 44 games, oldest first, this game last: 19.9, 12.5, 6.9, 8.8, 15.1, 14.3, 5.9, 15.4, 20.9, 7.4, 9, 11.7, 10.4, 20.2, 18.7, 9.7, 10.6, 24, 20, 18.3, 23.3, 26.7, 21.6, 12.5, 16.2, 23.1, 19.7, 18, 13.9, 29.5, 20.2, 20, 23.8, 12.5, 7.6, 23.1, 30.2, 16.3, 26, 28, 29.1, 11.2, 15.8, 5.5

Lowest Game Score of 44 games this season.

Previous lowest: 5.9, set on May 28, 2026.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Fever lost 86-66 at the Lynx, a 20-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: Sep 22, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Lynx this season: 37 points (Aug 2, 2026), 20 points (Sep 22, 2026).
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What this page cannot tell you

The same on every performance page

Limits

Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.

METHOD

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.