Rachel Banham: season-high 26 points vs Fever (Jul 27, 2025)
26 PTS · 8-of-15 FG · 6-of-11 3P · 4-of-4 FT · 36:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 8.3 PTS · 6.8 FGA · 22.0 MIN, from 24 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 25 games this season: 15.4 against a usual 5.2 (+10.2)
Season-high 26 points (previous high 20, set on Jul 6, 2025)
above usual
No more than 4 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 Rachel Banham score 26 points?
Rachel Banham scored 26 points against the Fever on Jul 27, 2025 in 36:00: 8-of-15 from the field (53.3%), 6-of-11 from three (54.5%), 4-of-4 on free throws. Before this game, Banham averaged 8.3 points on 6.8 shots in 22.0 minutes across 24 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 26 points. This game had the best Game Score of 25 games this season. Shot attempts: 15, against a usual 6.8. Banham shot 53.3% from the field, against a usual 38.4%. By shot type: threes 18 points (usual 5.9); free throws 4 points (usual 1.1); two-pointers 4 points (usual 1.3). Playing time was 36:00, against a usual 22.0 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 15.4, against a usual 8.5. Turnovers and fouls: 7 and 2, against a usual 1.2 and 1.9. The Sky lost 93-78 at home against the Fever. 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
Banham in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (24 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 36:00 | 22.0 | +14.0 |
| Points | 26 | 8.3 | +17.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 15 · 53.3% | 6.8 · 38.4% | +8.2 · +14.9 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 11 · 54.5% | 5.2 · 37.6% | +5.8 · +16.9 |
| FTA · FT% | 4-of-4 | 1.2 · 93.1% | +2.8 |
| Rebounds | 1 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Assists | 5 | 2.2 | +2.8 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 1.2 | +5.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 24 games | 29.0 | 17.3 | +11.7 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 15.4 | 8.5 | +6.9 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (24 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 18 (6-of-11) | 5.9 (2.0-of-5.2) | +12.1 |
| Twos | 4 (2-of-4) | 1.3 (0.7-of-1.6) | +2.7 |
| Free throws | 4 (4-of-4) | 1.1 (1.1-of-1.2) | +2.9 |
| Total | 26 | 8.3 | +17.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
15.4 against a usual 5.2 (+10.2)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +14.1 |
| Rebounds | -0.1 |
| Assists | +2.0 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.1 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -5.9 |
| Total | +10.2 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 25 games this season.
Previous best: 13.1, set on Jul 6, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Sky lost 93-78 at home against the Fever.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Fever this season: 8 points (May 17, 2025), 4 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.