Maddy Westbeld: season-high 25 points vs Liberty (Sep 11, 2025)
25 PTS · 8-of-12 FG · 5-of-6 3P · 4-of-4 FT · 27:42 MIN
Usual before this game: 3.3 PTS · 3.7 FGA · 13.1 MIN, from 25 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 26 games this season: 24.2 against a usual 2.1 (+22.1)
Season-high 25 points (previous high 10, set on Aug 9, 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 Maddy Westbeld score 25 points?
In 27:42 against the Liberty on Sep 11, 2025, Maddy Westbeld scored 25 points: 8-of-12 from the field (66.7%), 5-of-6 from three (83.3%), 4-of-4 on free throws. Before this game, Westbeld averaged 3.3 points on 3.7 shots in 13.1 minutes across 25 regular-season games. The previous high this season was 10 points. This game had the best Game Score of 26 games this season. Westbeld took 12 shots, 8.3 more than usual. Westbeld shot 66.7% from the field, against a usual 32.3%. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 15 (1.4), two-pointers 6 (1.5), free throws 4 (0.4). Minutes: 27:42, against a usual 13.1; Game Score per 36 minutes: 31.5, against a usual 5.7. At home against the Liberty, the Sky lost 91-86. 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
Westbeld in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (25 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 27:42 | 13.1 | +14.6 |
| Points | 25 | 3.3 | +21.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 12 · 66.7% | 3.7 · 32.3% | +8.3 · +34.4 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 6 · 83.3% | 1.5 · 32.4% | +4.5 · +50.9 |
| FTA · FT% | 4-of-4 | 0.5 · 83.3% | +3.5 |
| Rebounds | 7 | 2.2 | +4.8 |
| Assists | 3 | 0.8 | +2.2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 23 games | 24.7 | 16.5 | +8.2 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 31.5 | 5.7 | +25.8 |
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 | 15 (5-of-6) | 1.4 (0.5-of-1.5) | +13.6 |
| Twos | 6 (3-of-6) | 1.5 (0.7-of-2.2) | +4.5 |
| Free throws | 4 (4-of-4) | 0.4 (0.4-of-0.5) | +3.6 |
| Total | 25 | 3.3 | +21.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
24.2 against a usual 2.1 (+22.1)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +18.7 |
| Rebounds | +1.5 |
| Assists | +1.5 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.1 |
| Total | +22.1 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 26 games this season.
Previous best: 8.8, set on Sep 9, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Sky lost 91-86 at home against the Liberty.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Liberty this season: 2 points (May 22, 2025), 2 points (Jun 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.