Wilt Chamberlain had the most points in a game in 1961-62, with 100 points versus the Knicks on March 2, 1962.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring by a player in a NBA regular-season game 1962

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	100	3/2/1962	PHI		NYK	48	25	2	36	63	57.1	28	32	87.5	64.9	2
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	78	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	63	43	1	31	62	50.0	16	31	51.6	51.6	4
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	73	1/13/1962	PHI	vs	CHI	48	36	0	29	48	60.4	15	25	60.0	61.9	2
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	2/25/1962	PHI	vs	NYK	48	21	1	25	38	65.8	17	22	77.3	70.3	1
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	2/17/1962	PHI	@	STL	48	28	2	26	44	59.1	15	20	75.0	63.4	1
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	65	2/27/1962	PHI	@	STL	48	23	2	25	43	58.1	15	20	75.0	62.7	3
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	65	2/13/1962	PHI	@	CIN	48	22	4	24	40	60.0	17	30	56.7	61.1	3
8	Jerry West J. West	63	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3	22	36	61.1	19	22	86.4	69.0	5
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31	7	23	55	41.8	17	24	70.8	48.0	4
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	1/21/1962	PHI		SYR	53	23	3	25	42	59.5	12	17	70.6	62.7	1
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	1/17/1962	PHI		STL	53	23	4	24	48	50.0	14	20	70.0	54.6	3
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	1/14/1962	PHI	@	BOS	48	28	2	27	45	60.0	8	11	72.7	62.2	1
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	2/28/1962	PHI	@	CHI	48	28	6	24	46	52.2	13	17	76.5	57.0	4
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	2/22/1962	PHI	vs	STL	48	26	1	21	36	58.3	19	34	55.9	59.9	0
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	12/9/1961	PHI	vs	CHI	48	36	0	28	48	58.3	5	10	50.0	58.2	3
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	12/29/1961	PHI		LAL	48	26	3	24	43	55.8	12	19	63.2	58.4	1
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	12/1/1961	PHI	@	LAL	48	21	4	22	47	46.8	16	26	61.5	51.3	1
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	2/8/1962	PHI		NYK	48	24	0	23	37	62.2	13	19	68.4	65.0	0
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	12/25/1961	PHI	@	NYK	58	36	0	23	44	52.3	13	22	59.1	55.0	3
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	3/4/1962	PHI	@	NYK	48	35	4	24	41	58.5	10	16	62.5	60.4	0
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	11/8/1961	PHI	@	DET	48	23	1	23	46	50.0	12	19	63.2	53.3	3
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	11/4/1961	PHI	vs	DET	48	33	0	24	48	50.0	10	16	62.5	52.7	1
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	57	12/19/1961	PHI	@	CIN	48	25	1	24	47	51.1	9	14	64.3	53.6	0
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	57	10/20/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	48	32	1	24	46	52.2	9	17	52.9	53.3	2
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	11/17/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	48	32	2	24	48	50.0	8	19	42.1	49.7	1