Mel Nowell put up his most points in a game against the San Francisco Warriors on November 27, 1962, with 25 points.
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Mel Nowell most points in a regular-season game| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Nowell | 25 | 11/27/1962 | @ | 39 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 51.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | M. Nowell | 19 | 10/26/1962 | @ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | M. Nowell | 16 | 11/20/1962 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | M. Nowell | 15 | 12/7/1962 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | M. Nowell | 12 | 12/30/1962 | vs | 32 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | M. Nowell | 10 | 10/24/1962 | vs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | M. Nowell | 8 | 12/12/1962 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 42.4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | | M. Nowell | 8 | 12/10/1962 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | | M. Nowell | 8 | 11/26/1962 | @ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 45.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | | M. Nowell | 8 | 11/21/1962 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | | M. Nowell | 8 | 11/2/1962 | vs | 3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | | M. Nowell | 8 | 10/20/1962 | vs | 1 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 51.5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | | M. Nowell | 7 | 1/5/1963 | vs | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 45.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | M. Nowell | 7 | 12/9/1962 | vs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 50.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | M. Nowell | 7 | 10/16/1962 | @ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | | M. Nowell | 6 | 12/6/1962 | vs | 2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | | M. Nowell | 6 | 12/5/1962 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | | M. Nowell | 4 | 1/4/1963 | @ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | | M. Nowell | 4 | 12/26/1962 | vs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | | M. Nowell | 4 | 12/19/1962 | @ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | | M. Nowell | 4 | 12/13/1962 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | | M. Nowell | 4 | 12/1/1962 | vs | 3 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | | M. Nowell | 4 | 11/18/1962 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | | M. Nowell | 4 | 11/15/1962 | vs | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | | M. Nowell | 4 | 11/13/1962 | @ | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
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