highest scoring games by players the age of 26

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points by a 26-year-old player in a game, with 73 points versus the Knicks on November 16, 1962.

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highest scoring regular-season games by players the age of 26

	NAME	PTS	Age	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	73	26-087	11/16/1962	SFW	@	NYK	48	14	1			29	43	67.4				15	19	78.9	71.1				0
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	72	26-074	11/3/1962	SFW	@	LAL	48	18	1			29	48	60.4				14	18	77.8	64.4				0
3	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	71	26-117	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	50	8	11	0	1	22	34	64.7	7	15	46.7	20	25	80.0	78.9	3	5	4	3	+19
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	71	26-060	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	45	25	1			28	48	58.3				15	19	78.9	63.0				5
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	70	26-201	3/10/1963	SFW	@	SYR	48	18	3			27	38	71.1				16	22	72.7	73.4				2
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	26-143	1/11/1963	SFW	vs	LAL	48	25	1			28	47	59.6				11	17	64.7	61.5				1
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	63	26-115	12/14/1962	SFW	vs	LAL	48	30	1			24	41	58.5				15	20	75.0	63.3				4
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	26-161	1/29/1963	SFW	@	NYK	48	12	0			27	44	61.4				8	17	47.1	60.2				1
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	61	26-187	1/27/1990	UTA	vs	MIL	33	18	2	3	0	21	26	80.8	0	0		19	23	82.6	84.4	9	9	2	2
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	26-119	12/18/1962	SFW	vs	STL	45	27	2			26	53	49.1				9	14	64.3	51.6				0
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	26-112	12/11/1962	SFW	vs	SYR	48	26	1			27	57	47.4				7	11	63.6	49.3				0
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	26-092	11/21/1962	SFW	vs	CIN	48	22	3			27	52	51.9				7	15	46.7	52.0				3
13	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	60	26-331	11/15/2024	SAC	vs	MIN	44	3	7	3	1	22	35	62.9	6	10	60.0	10	11	90.9	75.3	2	1	6	3	+1
14	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	60	26-119	3/14/2022	MIN	@	SAS	36	17	3	1	0	19	31	61.3	7	11	63.6	15	16	93.8	78.9	2	15	6	5	+16
15	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	60	26-301	12/5/2016	GSW	vs	IND	29	2	1	0	0	21	33	63.6	8	14	57.1	10	11	90.9	79.3	0	2	0	0	+37
16	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	59	26-267	4/8/2017	POR	vs	UTA	42	6	5	1	1	18	34	52.9	9	14	64.3	14	16	87.5	71.9	0	6	0	0	+19
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	26-103	12/2/1962	SFW	vs	STL	48	24	2			25	36	69.4				9	14	64.3	70.0				1
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	26-089	11/18/1962	SFW	@	CIN	48	17	0			24	51	47.1				11	16	68.8	50.8				2
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	26-070	10/30/1962	SFW	vs	NYK	48	35	6			24	44	54.5				11	12	91.7	59.9				0
20	Devin Booker D. Booker	58	26-048	12/17/2022	PHX	vs	NOP	42	6	5	0	0	21	35	60.0	6	12	50.0	10	15	66.7	69.7	1	5	2	3	+11
21	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	58	26-222	1/15/2002	PHI	vs	HOU	50	2	6	2	0	21	42	50.0	2	3	66.7	14	14	100.0	60.2	0	2	6	2	+8
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	26-156	1/24/1963	SFW		DET	43	23	4			25	36	69.4				8	11	72.7	71.0				2
23	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	57	26-149	4/3/2001	DET	@	CHI	42	4	5	1	0	21	36	58.3	4	11	36.4	11	13	84.6	68.3	0	4	4	2	+34
24	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	57	26-332	12/10/1986	ATL	vs	CHI	40	9	4	2	1	19	28	67.9	0	1	0.0	19	21	90.5	76.5	4	5	2	1
25	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	57	26-088	4/10/1986	ATL	vs	NJN	38	5	1	3	0	21	37	56.8	0	0		15	19	78.9	62.8	4	1	3	1