The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) record for most points scored by an individual in a playoff game is 42 by Angel McCoughtry (USA) playing for the Atlanta Dream (USA) in a 105-93 victory over the New York Liberty (USA) in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) on 7 September 2010. McCoughtry surpassed the 41 points that Tamika Whitmore (USA) scored while playing for the Indianapolis Fever (USA) against the Detroit Shock in the 2006 playoffs.