highest ppg for 28 year old active player in a game

Karl-Anthony Towns has scored the most points per game by a 28-year-old active player in a game, with 62.0 per game versus the Hornets on January 22, 2024.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg for 28 year old active player in a regular-season game
NAMEPPGAgeDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62.0
28-068
1/22/2024
vs
38
62
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
2James Harden
J. Harden
60.0
28-157
1/30/2018
vs
46
60
10
11
4
1
19
30
63.3
5
14
35.7
17
18
94.4
79.1
2
8
5
2
+7
3Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
59.0
28-242
11/13/2022
vs
37
59
11
8
1
7
19
28
67.9
1
5
20.0
20
24
83.3
76.5
1
10
5
3
+25
4Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
58.0
28-115
3/7/2017
vs
36
58
3
9
3
1
21
39
53.8
3
9
33.3
13
16
81.3
63.0
1
2
4
4
+7
5Julius Randle
J. Randle
57.0
28-111
3/20/2023
vs
37
57
4
1
0
0
19
29
65.5
8
14
57.1
11
13
84.6
82.1
0
4
4
4
-6
6Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
57.0
28-137
3/29/2017
@
42
57
13
11
3
0
21
40
52.5
6
15
40.0
9
11
81.8
63.6
3
10
7
3
+8
7James Harden
J. Harden
56.0
28-071
11/5/2017
vs
35
56
2
13
2
0
19
25
76.0
7
8
87.5
11
12
91.7
92.5
0
2
7
3
+25
8Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
55.0
28-119
12/28/2024
@
44
55
3
9
0
0
18
31
58.1
3
11
27.3
16
17
94.1
71.5
0
3
3
1
+1
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
55.0
28-028
1/3/2023
vs
37
55
10
7
2
0
20
33
60.6
0
3
0.0
15
16
93.8
68.7
2
8
5
3
+25
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
54.0
28-338
11/9/2023
@
36
54
12
3
0
0
19
25
76.0
0
1
0.0
16
18
88.9
82.0
2
10
8
4
+6
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
54.0
28-058
2/2/2023
vs
36
54
19
2
0
0
21
39
53.8
2
8
25.0
10
15
66.7
59.2
4
15
3
2
+10
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
53.0
28-270
12/11/2022
vs
34
53
12
3
0
1
20
32
62.5
2
3
66.7
11
11
100.0
71.9
3
9
2
2
+11
13Jamal Murray
J. Murray
52.0
28-283
12/3/2025
@
36
52
6
4
1
0
19
25
76.0
10
11
90.9
4
5
80.0
95.6
0
6
1
0
+23
14Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
52.0
28-263
12/21/2022
@
41
52
9
7
1
0
17
25
68.0
2
6
33.3
16
18
88.9
79.0
3
6
1
2
+8
15Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
52.0
28-263
10/29/2018
@
27
52
4
0
2
0
18
29
62.1
14
24
58.3
2
2
100.0
87.0
0
4
2
2
+28
16DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
52.0
28-147
1/1/2018
vs
43
52
5
8
1
1
17
29
58.6
5
9
55.6
13
13
100.0
74.9
1
4
2
4
+9
17Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
51.0
28-158
10/27/2025
vs
45
51
14
3
0
0
14
32
43.8
6
13
46.2
17
17
100.0
64.6
5
9
1
2
+26
18Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
51.0
28-232
10/28/2023
@
37
51
5
0
1
0
19
33
57.6
7
13
53.8
6
8
75.0
69.8
2
3
4
2
-8
19Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
51.0
28-169
1/28/2020
vs
36
51
10
6
0
0
16
26
61.5
7
10
70.0
12
12
100.0
81.5
1
9
2
2
+24
20Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
51.0
28-235
3/7/2019
vs
47
51
5
9
1
2
15
28
53.6
3
10
30.0
18
20
90.0
69.3
1
4
3
3
-5
21James Harden
J. Harden
51.0
28-118
12/22/2017
vs
41
51
4
8
3
0
15
28
53.6
6
14
42.9
15
16
93.8
72.8
0
4
8
6
-9
22James Harden
J. Harden
51.0
28-116
12/20/2017
vs
43
51
3
9
1
1
15
27
55.6
4
6
66.7
17
21
81.0
70.4
0
3
6
5
+4
23Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50.0
28-054
1/29/2023
vs
30
50
13
4
0
0
20
26
76.9
3
4
75.0
7
12
58.3
79.9
3
10
3
5
+16
24Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
50.0
28-148
4/9/2017
@
37
50
16
10
1
0
17
32
53.1
5
12
41.7
11
11
100.0
67.9
2
14
2
1
+10
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
49.0
28-054
1/5/2017
@
38
49
8
5
2
0
16
34
47.1
8
15
53.3
9
11
81.8
63.1
1
7
5
2
+2

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

RPG

11.4

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

APG

5.5

Randle

Julius Randle
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.7

6th

DRTG

113.4

8th

NETRTG

5.3

6th

3P%

37.4

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
Timberwolves Timberwolves
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
16
.610
9.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/20
@
9:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/24
@
5:30 PM
Mon
1/26
@
9:30 PM
Wed
1/28
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
MIN Timberwolves

27 - 16

123

Final

126

SAS Spurs

29 - 13

Sat 17 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
25
19
.568
7.5
5
23
18
.561
8.0
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
22
21
.512
10.0
9
20
22
.476
11.5
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
16
.610
9.5
7
26
17
.605
9.5
8
25
19
.568
11.0
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
23
.452
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/22
@
136-127
Mon
12/22
@
108-128
Wed
12/24
@
124-126
Wed
12/24
@
117-102
Wed
12/24
@
116-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/20
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
9:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
10:00 PM