Shakira Austin: season-high 30 points vs Storm (Aug 24, 2025)
30 PTS · 10-of-15 FG · 10-of-10 FT · 26:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 12.5 PTS · 10.8 FGA · 22.9 MIN, from 31 regular-season games
2nd-best Game Score of 32 games this season: 24.1 against a usual 8.8 (+15.3)
Season-high 30 points (previous high 28, set on Jun 20, 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 Shakira Austin score 30 points?
Shakira Austin scored 30 points against the Storm on Aug 24, 2025 in 26:00: 10-of-15 from the field (66.7%), 10-of-10 on free throws (100.0%). Coming in, Austin had averaged 12.5 points on 10.8 shots in 22.9 minutes, from 31 regular-season games. The previous high this season was 28 points. By Game Score it was the 2nd-best of 32 games this season. Austin took 15 shots, 4.2 more than usual. The 66.7% from the field compares with a usual 47.0%. By shot type: two-pointers 20 points (usual 10.1); free throws 10 points (usual 2.4). Minutes: 26:00, against a usual 22.9; Game Score per 36 minutes: 33.4, against a usual 13.9. The Mystics lost 84-82 at home against the Storm. 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
Austin in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (31 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 26:00 | 22.9 | +3.1 |
| Points | 30 | 12.5 | +17.5 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 15 · 66.7% | 10.8 · 47.0% | +4.2 · +19.7 |
| FTA · FT% | 10 · 100.0% | 3.6 · 65.5% | +6.4 · +34.5 |
| Rebounds | 5 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 31 games | 43.7 | 29.7 | +14.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 33.4 | 13.9 | +19.5 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (31 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twos | 20 (10-of-15) | 10.1 (5.1-of-10.4) | +9.9 |
| Free throws | 10 (10-of-10) | 2.4 (2.4-of-3.6) | +7.6 |
| Total | 30 | 12.5 | +17.5 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
24.1 against a usual 8.8 (+15.3)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +17.0 |
| Rebounds | -1.1 |
| Assists | -0.5 |
| Steals and blocks | +1.8 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.9 |
| Total | +15.3 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-best Game Score of 32 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Mystics lost 84-82 at home against the Storm.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Storm this season: 9 points (Jul 13, 2025), 14 points (Jul 26, 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.