Xavier McDaniel has played the most minutes in a game with fewer than 50 points, with 68 minutes on the court versus the Bucks on November 9, 1989.
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most minutes by a player in a regular-season game scoring less than 50 points ever| NAME | MIN | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | X. McDaniel | 68 | 37 | 11/9/1989 | @ | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 51.7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 2 |  | S. Floyd | 64 | 29 | 2/1/1987 | vs | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 50.3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 3 |  | N. Nixon | 64 | 20 | 1/29/1980 | @ | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||||
| 4 |  | V. Carter | 63 | 38 | 2/23/2001 | vs | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 43.8 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 51.6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | -1 | ||
| 5 |  | W. Chamberlain | 63 | 23 | 2/2/1969 | vs | 35 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 65.8 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | N. Thurmond | 63 | 24 | 2/2/1969 | @ | 34 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 33.3 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 34.9 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | L. Costello | 63 | 26 | 1/8/1959 | @ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  | R. Felix | 63 | 29 | 2/22/1954 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Houbregs | 63 | 29 | 2/22/1954 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | | D. Henriksen | 63 | 20 | 3/11/1953 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | | L. Barnhorst | 63 | 27 | 2/3/1953 | vs | 12 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | | J. Graboski | 63 | 18 | 2/3/1953 | vs | 6 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  | G. Mikan | 63 | 29 | 2/3/1953 | @ | 11 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  | P. Arizin | 63 | 22 | 12/26/1951 | @ | 5 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | | A. Phillip | 63 | 21 | 12/26/1951 | @ | 8 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | | P. Arizin | 63 | 34 | 12/21/1951 | vs | 14 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 57.2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | A. Phillip | 63 | 19 | 12/21/1951 | vs | 7 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 28.6 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 39.5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 18 |  | J. Humphries | 62 | 11 | 11/9/1989 | vs | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 32.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 19 |  | J. Baechtold | 62 | 30 | 2/25/1955 | @ | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 66.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | J. Rose | 61 | 39 | 3/13/2001 | @ | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 53.2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | -12 | ||
| 21 |  | B. Grant | 61 | 34 | 11/14/1997 | vs | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 72.6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +9 | |||
| 22 |  | E. Johnson | 61 | 34 | 2/19/1982 | @ | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 56.8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 23 | | G. Petrie | 61 | 24 | 10/18/1974 | vs | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 34.5 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 38.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 24 |  | J. Butler III | 60 | 21 | 1/15/2014 | @ | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 51.2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 25 |  | P. Millsap | 60 | 37 | 1/29/2017 | vs | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 55.4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | -1 | ||
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
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| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
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| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
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| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
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| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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