highest shooting percentage while scoring exactly 42 points in a game

Wilt Chamberlain has the highest field-goal percentage in a game with exactly 42 points, at 100.0 percent against the Baltimore Bullets on February 24, 1967.

Interpreted as:

highest shooting percentage by a player while scoring exactly 42 points in a regular-season game

	NAME	FG%	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	100.0	42	2/24/1967	PHI		BAL	45	30	10			18	18				6	14	42.9	86.9				3
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	87.0	42	11/20/2023	MIL	@	WAS	34	13	8	1	1	20	23	0	0		2	6	33.3	81.9	6	7	5	2	+10
3	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	85.7	42	3/3/1988	POR	@	PHX	39	13	2	4	0	18	21	0	0		6	8	75.0	85.6	5	8	4	2
4	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	84.2	42	2/24/2025	SAC	vs	CHA	31	3	2	1	0	16	19	8	9	88.9	2	3	66.7	103.3	0	3	3	0	+36
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	83.3	42	2/14/2018	NOP	vs	LAL	33	15	3	3	2	15	18	2	2	100.0	10	11	90.9	91.9	3	12	1	2	+22
6	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	83.3	42	3/13/1988	PHI	vs	WAS	39	15	2	0	0	15	18	0	0		12	18	66.7	81.0	6	9	6	4
7	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	81.8	42	1/8/2022	IND	vs	UTA	38	6	3	1	1	18	22	3	4	75.0	3	4	75.0	88.4	1	5	3	2	+13
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	81.8	42	12/6/1984	HOU	@	GSW	45	13	0	0	5	18	22	0	0		6	9	66.7	80.9	5	8	3	4
9	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	81.8	42	3/27/1979	BOS	@	CLE	46	12	5	1	1	18	22				6	7	85.7	83.7	4	8	9	5
10	Butch Carter B. Carter	81.0	42	1/25/1983	IND	vs	DAL	34	5	3	0	0	17	21	2	3	66.7	6	6	100.0	88.8	2	3	0	4
11	George Gervin G. Gervin	80.8	42	1/25/1985	SAS	@	HOU	38	2	3	2	0	21	26	0	0		0	0		80.8	1	1	2	3
12	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	80.0	42	4/8/1988	NYK	@	CHI	39	10	2	1	2	16	20	0	1	0.0	10	13	76.9	81.6	2	8	3	4
13	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	80.0	42	2/10/1982	UTA	@	DEN	38	5	6	0	1	16	20	0	0		10	12	83.3	83.1	1	4	2	2
14	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	80.0	42	10/18/1980	UTA	vs	DEN	41	8	4	0	0	16	20	1	1	100.0	9	10	90.0	86.1	4	4	2	4
15	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	79.2	42	4/9/1991	DET	@	MIL	39	2	1	0	0	19	24	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	82.9	0	2	3	2
16	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	78.9	42	12/16/1984	UTA	@	MIL	38	7	5	1	0	15	19	0	0		12	15	80.0	82.0	5	2	3	4
17	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	78.6	42	3/18/1977	CHI	vs	KCK	39	15	9	1	4	11	14				20	25	80.0	84.0	5	10		5
18	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	78.3	42	12/16/2023	PHI	@	CHA	30	15	3	1	2	18	23	0	1	0.0	6	6	100.0	81.9	0	15	4	2	+36
19	Chuck Person C. Person	78.3	42	2/11/1987	IND	@	PHX	38	9	2	2	0	18	23	6	6	100.0	0	0		91.3	0	9	2	4
20	George Gervin G. Gervin	78.3	42	11/10/1984	SAS	vs	CLE	27	2	1	0	1	18	23	0	0		6	6	100.0	81.9	1	1	0	0
21	Austin Carr A. Carr	78.3	42	4/10/1977	CLE	@	BOS	43	6	3	0	0	18	23				6	6	100.0	81.9	4	2		3
22	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	77.3	42	5/5/2021	MIN	vs	MEM	38	6	7	1	1	17	22	8	9	88.9	0	1	0.0	93.6	1	5	3	4	+11
23	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	77.3	42	2/12/2021	ORL	@	SAC	34	9	4	2	0	17	22	6	8	75.0	2	3	66.7	90.1	1	8	1	1	+9
24	Rolando Blackman R. Blackman	76.9	42	2/17/1986	DAL	@	NJN	40	2	0	0	2	10	13	0	1	0.0	22	23	95.7	90.8	1	1	5	0
25	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	76.2	42	3/23/2025	MIA	vs	CHA	35	3	5	2	1	16	21	6	8	75.0	4	7	57.1	87.2	0	3	2	2	+22

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