Kelsey Mitchell sets WNBA scoring record
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The gist
Kelsey Mitchell scored 33 points as Indiana beat Toronto 103-85, setting the WNBA single-season scoring record.
The mark passed A'ja Wilson's 1,021 points.
Background
Mitchell, drafted No. 2 overall by the Fever out of Ohio State in 2015, is the league's second-leading scorer at 25 points per game. She had already broken Wilson's record for consecutive 20-point games earlier this year, and averaged 28.9 points over 11 games in August — the highest scoring average over at least eight games in league history. Wilson set the previous single-season record of 1,021 points in 2024 and has won four MVP awards, the only player in league history to do so.
How it unfolded
- 2024A'ja Wilson scored 1,021 points for Las Vegas, setting the previous WNBA single-season scoring record.
- Sep 16, 2026The Toronto Tempo said Marina Mabrey would miss the final four games of the season with a right adductor injury.
- Sep 18, 2026Kelsey Mitchell scored 33 points to set the WNBA season scoring record as Indiana beat Toronto 103-85 in Toronto; Caitlin Clark added 28 points and matched a season high with 14 assists.
- Sep 18, 2026Mitchell passed Wilson's 1,021 points with a 24-foot three-pointer assisted by Clark with 7:57 left in the third quarter; she finished the game with 1,034 points this season.
- Sep 18, 2026Mitchell scored at least 20 points for the 25th straight game, extending her WNBA record, on 12-for-17 shooting and 7-for-11 from three.
- Sep 19, 2026Reports and league social accounts confirmed Mitchell had surpassed Wilson on the single-season scoring list.
- Sep 20, 2026The Fever host Washington, while the Tempo wrap up their home schedule against New York.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- The Indiana Fever posted that Mitchell set the WNBA single-season scoring record with 1,023 points and counting; the organization is campaigning for Mitchell and Clark as co-MVPs this season.
- Analysts
- All Things WNBA noted Mitchell becomes the first WNBA guard to score 1,000 points in a season and set a record with 21 straight games scoring 20 or more.
- Caution
- Wilson has 991 points through 38 games with three contests left, so she could still surpass Mitchell and set a new record for points in a season.
Still unverified
Wilson currently has 991 points through 38 games with three contests left; it is possible she could still surpass Mitchell and set a new record for points in a season. Mitchell has 33 games with at least 20 points and needs two more to break Wilson's single-season record of 34 such games; Wilson set that record in 2024 and could still tie it this season.