Diana Taurasi (USA) scored a Women’s National Basketball Association record 47 points to lead the Phoenix Mercury (USA) to a 111-110 triple-overtime win over the Houston Comets (USA) in the highest-scoring game in league history, on 10 August 2006.

Lauren Jackson (Australia) tied the WNBA record for most points in a single game with 47 on 24 July 2007 while playing for the Seattle Storm (USA) against the Washington Mystics (USA).