Wilt Chamberlain has hit the most baskets in a game, with 36 made versus the Knicks on March 2, 1962.

Interpreted as:

most field goals by a player to score 50 in a regular-season game

	NAME	FGM	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	3/2/1962	PHI		NYK	48	100	25	2			63	57.1				28	32	87.5	64.9				2
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	63	78	43	1			62	50.0				16	31	51.6	51.6				4
3	Rick Barry R. Barry	30	3/26/1974	GSW	vs	POR	43	64	10	9	5	0	45	66.7				4	5	80.0	67.8	0	10		4
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	30	12/16/1967	PHI	@	CHI	48	68	34	2			40	75.0				8	22	36.4	68.4				1
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	2/9/1969	LAL	vs	PHX	48	66	27	4			35	82.9				8	18	44.4	76.9				1
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	11/16/1962	SFW	@	NYK	48	73	14	1			43	67.4				15	19	78.9	71.1				0
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	11/3/1962	SFW	@	LAL	48	72	18	1			48	60.4				14	18	77.8	64.4				0
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	1/13/1962	PHI	vs	CHI	48	73	36	0			48	60.4				15	25	60.0	61.9				2
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28	1/22/2006	LAL	vs	TOR	42	81	6	2	3	1	46	60.9	7	13	53.8	18	20	90.0	73.9	2	4	3	1	+25
10	David Thompson D. Thompson	28	4/9/1978	DEN	@	DET	43	73	7	2	0	1	38	73.7				17	20	85.0	78.0	3	4	4	2
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28	2/7/1966	PHI	vs	LAL	47	65	29	2			43	65.1				9	20	45.0	62.7				3
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28	1/11/1963	SFW	vs	LAL	48	67	25	1			47	59.6				11	17	64.7	61.5				1
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28	12/9/1961	PHI	vs	CHI	48	61	36	0			48	58.3				5	10	50.0	58.2				3
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	28	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	45	71	25	1			48	58.3				15	19	78.9	63.0				5
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27	1/16/1993	CHI	vs	ORL	47	64	6	1	5	0	49	55.1	1	5	20.0	9	11	81.8	59.4	4	2	2	5
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27	11/26/1964	SFW	@	PHI	48	63	32	3			58	46.6				9	20	45.0	47.2				2
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27	3/10/1963	SFW	@	SYR	48	70	18	3			38	71.1				16	22	72.7	73.4				2
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27	1/29/1963	SFW	@	NYK	48	62	12	0			44	61.4				8	17	47.1	60.2				1
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27	12/11/1962	SFW	vs	SYR	48	61	26	1			57	47.4				7	11	63.6	49.3				0
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27	11/21/1962	SFW	vs	CIN	48	61	22	3			52	51.9				7	15	46.7	52.0				3
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27	1/14/1962	PHI	@	BOS	48	62	28	2			45	60.0				8	11	72.7	62.2				1
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27	3/9/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	67	31	1			37	73.0				13	17	76.5	75.3				1
23	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	27	2/10/1949	PHI	vs	IND		63		0			56	48.2				9	14	64.3	50.7				3
24	David Robinson D. Robinson	26	4/24/1994	SAS	@	LAC	44	71	14	5	0	2	41	63.4	1	2	50.0	18	25	72.0	68.3	4	10	8	2
25	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	26	2/25/1977	NOJ	vs	NYK	43	68	6	6	3	2	43	60.5				16	19	84.2	66.2	1	5		6