Plum and Copper Make WNBA History with Dueling 40-Point Games
Kelsey Plum of the Los Angeles Sparks scored 43 points and Kahleah Copper of the Phoenix Mercury had 41 on Saturday, marking the first time in WNBA history that opposing players each achieved 40 or more points in a single game, including po
Michael Voepel Jun 14, 2026, 01:39 AM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women's college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Follow on X
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/49058213/kelsey-plum-kahleah-copper-author-dueling-40-point-games)._
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