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Sophie Cunningham

SG · 6′1″ · Current team: Indiana Fever

Regular season · Jun 16, 2026 · TOR 91 @ IND 113 · Final

Sophie Cunningham 24 points vs Tempo (Jun 16, 2026)

ANSWER

24 PTS · 8-of-11 FG · 6-of-7 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 23:48 MIN

Usual before this game: 8.8 PTS · 6.0 FGA · 23.2 MIN, from this season's 12 games plus last season's average, counted as 4 games

Game Score 22.3 against a usual 6.7 (+15.6)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
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 works

Why did Sophie Cunningham score 24 points?

Sophie Cunningham scored 24 points against the Tempo on Jun 16, 2026 in 23:48: 8-of-11 from the field (72.7%), 6-of-7 from three (85.7%), 2-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, the usual line was 8.8 points on 6.0 shots in 23.2 minutes: this season's 12 games plus last season's average, counted as 4 games. The shot count was 11, against a usual 6.0. The rate from the field was 72.7%, against a usual 47.7%. From threes, 18 points against a usual 4.4; from two-pointers, 4 points against a usual 2.8. Playing time was 23:48, against a usual 23.2 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 33.7, against a usual 10.4. At home against the Tempo, the Fever won 113-91, a 22-point win. 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

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What changed

Cunningham in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes23:4823.2+0.6
Points248.8+15.2
Shots (FGA) · FG%11 · 72.7%6.0 · 47.7%+5.0 · +25.0
3PA · 3P%7 · 85.7%3.9 · 38.6%+3.1 · +47.1
FTA · FT%2-of-21.8 · 87.1%+0.2
Rebounds62.7+3.3
Assists21.5+0.5
Turnovers00.8-0.8
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 12 games20.115.0+5.1
Game Score per 36 minutes33.710.4+23.3
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Points by shot type

Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change

Points by shot type against the usual line
Shot typeThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Threes18 (6-of-7)4.4 (1.5-of-3.9)+13.6
Twos4 (2-of-4)2.8 (1.4-of-2.1)+1.2
Free throws2 (2-of-2)1.6 (1.6-of-1.8)+0.4
Total248.8+15.2
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

22.3 against a usual 6.7 (+15.6)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+13.8
Rebounds+1.3
Assists+0.3
Steals and blocks-0.7
Turnovers and fouls+0.9
Total+15.6
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 4.5, 11.9, 4.8, 11.5, -0.2, 5.3, 7.1, 14.8, 5.6, 1.5, 5.9, 7.9, 22.3

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Fever won 113-91 at home against the Tempo, a 22-point win.
  • Previous appearance: Jun 13, 2026, 3 days earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Tempo this season.
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What this page cannot tell you

The same on every performance page

Limits

Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.

METHOD

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.