Jim McElroy had his most assists in a game versus the Buffalo Braves on February 28, 1978, with 16 assists.
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Jim McElroy most assists in a regular-season game| NAME | AST | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | J. McElroy | 16 | 2/28/1978 | vs | 42 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 71.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | J. McElroy | 15 | 11/21/1978 | vs | 33 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 44.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | J. McElroy | 13 | 4/3/1979 | vs | 42 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 58.6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | J. McElroy | 13 | 11/30/1977 | vs | 47 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 47.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | J. McElroy | 12 | 10/19/1979 | @ | 41 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 59.7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | | J. McElroy | 12 | 12/26/1978 | @ | 37 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 58.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | | J. McElroy | 12 | 12/8/1978 | vs | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 37.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | J. McElroy | 11 | 12/12/1978 | vs | 42 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 9 | | J. McElroy | 11 | 11/28/1978 | vs | 32 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 53.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | | J. McElroy | 11 | 11/4/1978 | @ | 48 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 11 | | J. McElroy | 10 | 10/20/1979 | @ | 43 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | J. McElroy | 10 | 10/12/1979 | vs | 43 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 53.6 | 2 | ||||||||
| 13 | | J. McElroy | 10 | 4/5/1979 | vs | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 14 | | J. McElroy | 10 | 3/31/1979 | vs | 45 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 49.2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | J. McElroy | 10 | 3/20/1979 | vs | 39 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 53.3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | J. McElroy | 10 | 3/18/1979 | vs | 44 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 63.8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 17 | | J. McElroy | 10 | 3/15/1979 | vs | 46 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 61.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 18 | | J. McElroy | 10 | 2/1/1978 | vs | 44 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | | J. McElroy | 10 | 3/30/1977 | vs | 45 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 56.7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 20 | | J. McElroy | 10 | 3/27/1977 | @ | 53 | 37 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 64.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | J. McElroy | 10 | 3/4/1977 | vs | 42 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 52.2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | J. McElroy | 9 | 11/3/1979 | vs | 43 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 55.9 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | | J. McElroy | 9 | 10/18/1979 | vs | 35 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 60.3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 24 | | J. McElroy | 9 | 1/21/1979 | vs | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | | J. McElroy | 9 | 3/10/1978 | @ | 44 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 79.1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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