Natisha Hiedeman: season-high 22 points vs Aces (Sep 4, 2025)
22 PTS · 8-of-10 FG · 2-of-3 3P · 4-of-5 FT · 28:12 MIN
Usual before this game: 8.2 PTS · 6.6 FGA · 18.2 MIN, from 40 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 41 games this season: 25.5 against a usual 6.1 (+19.4)
Season-high 22 points (previous high 20, set on Sep 1, 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 Natisha Hiedeman score 22 points?
In 28:12 against the Aces on Sep 4, 2025, Natisha Hiedeman scored 22 points: 8-of-10 from the field (80.0%), 2-of-3 from three, 4-of-5 on free throws (80.0%). Before this game, Hiedeman averaged 8.2 points on 6.6 shots in 18.2 minutes across 40 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 22 points. This game had the best Game Score of 41 games this season. Hiedeman took 10 shots, 3.4 more than usual. Hiedeman shot 80.0% from the field, against a usual 47.5%. By shot type: two-pointers 12 points (usual 4.6); threes 6 points (usual 2.6); free throws 4 points (usual 1.0). Playing time was 28:12, against a usual 18.2 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 32.6, against a usual 12.1. Steals and blocks: 4 and 0, against a usual 0.6 and 0.2. At the Aces, the Lynx lost 97-87. 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
Hiedeman in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (40 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 28:12 | 18.2 | +10.0 |
| Points | 22 | 8.2 | +13.8 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 10 · 80.0% | 6.6 · 47.5% | +3.4 · +32.5 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 2-of-3 | 2.6 · 34.0% | +0.4 |
| FTA · FT% | 5 · 80.0% | 1.3 · 75.0% | +3.7 · +5.0 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 1.8 | +4.2 |
| Assists | 5 | 2.8 | +2.2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1.1 | +0.9 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 40 games | 24.0 | 21.1 | +2.9 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 32.6 | 12.1 | +20.5 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (40 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 6 (2-of-3) | 2.6 (0.9-of-2.6) | +3.4 |
| Twos | 12 (6-of-7) | 4.6 (2.3-of-4.0) | +7.4 |
| Free throws | 4 (4-of-5) | 1.0 (1.0-of-1.3) | +3.0 |
| Total | 22 | 8.2 | +13.8 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
25.5 against a usual 6.1 (+19.4)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +13.2 |
| Rebounds | +2.0 |
| Assists | +1.6 |
| Steals and blocks | +3.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.7 |
| Total | +19.4 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 41 games this season.
Previous best: 20.2, set on Sep 1, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Lynx lost 97-87 at the Aces.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Aces this season: 12 points (Jun 17, 2025), 6 points (Jul 25, 2025), 17 points (Aug 2, 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.