Satou Sabally 26 points vs Aces (Aug 15, 2025): season-best Game Score
26 PTS · 10-of-16 FG · 3-of-7 3P · 3-of-4 FT · 29:36 MIN
Usual before this game: 17.0 PTS · 14.2 FGA · 26.7 MIN, from 26 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 27 games this season: 23.8 against a usual 11.3 (+12.5)
above usual
No more than 5 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 Satou Sabally score 26 points?
Satou Sabally scored 26 points against the Aces on Aug 15, 2025 in 29:36: 10-of-16 from the field (62.5%), 3-of-7 from three (42.9%), 3-of-4 on free throws. Coming in, Sabally had averaged 17.0 points on 14.2 shots in 26.7 minutes, from 26 regular-season games. This game had the best Game Score of 27 games this season. Sabally shot 62.5% from the field, against a usual 39.3%. From two-pointers, 14 points against a usual 8.0; from threes, 9 points against a usual 4.8; from free throws, 3 points against a usual 4.2. Minutes: 29:36, against a usual 26.7; Game Score per 36 minutes: 28.9, against a usual 15.2. At home against the Aces, the Mercury lost 86-83. 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
Sabally in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (26 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 29:36 | 26.7 | +2.9 |
| Points | 26 | 17.0 | +9.0 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 16 · 62.5% | 14.2 · 39.3% | +1.8 · +23.2 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 7 · 42.9% | 5.5 · 28.5% | +1.5 · +14.4 |
| FTA · FT% | 3-of-4 | 5.2 · 80.9% | -1.2 |
| Rebounds | 5 | 6.6 | -1.6 |
| Assists | 4 | 2.3 | +1.7 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 26 games | 31.0 | 31.0 | 0.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 28.9 | 15.2 | +13.7 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (26 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 9 (3-of-7) | 4.8 (1.6-of-5.5) | +4.2 |
| Twos | 14 (7-of-9) | 8.0 (4.0-of-8.7) | +6.0 |
| Free throws | 3 (3-of-4) | 4.2 (4.2-of-5.2) | -1.2 |
| Total | 26 | 17.0 | +9.0 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
23.8 against a usual 11.3 (+12.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +9.5 |
| Rebounds | +0.5 |
| Assists | +1.2 |
| Steals and blocks | +1.1 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.2 |
| Total | +12.5 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 27 games this season.
Previous best: 23.2, set on May 30, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Mercury lost 86-83 at home against the Aces.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Aces this season: 22 points (Jun 15, 2025), 10 points (Jun 29, 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.