most points by a player in an nba game before 1960

Before 1959-60, Joe Fulks scored the most points in a game, with 63 points versus the Indianapolis Jets on February 10, 1949.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in an NBA regular-season game before 1960

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	63	2/10/1949	PHI	vs	IND			0	27	56	48.2	9	14	64.3	50.7	3
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	61	1/20/1952	MIN	vs	ROC		36		22	45	48.9	17	21	81.0	56.2	4
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12		22	38	57.9	11	17	64.7	60.5	3
4	George Mikan G. Mikan	53	2/26/1949	MIN	@	BAL				17	28	60.7	19	20	95.0	72.0	5
5	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	52	1/20/1959	STL	vs	BOS	41	19		20	32	62.5	12	16	75.0	66.6	4
6	George Yardley G. Yardley	52	2/4/1958	DET	vs	SYR		20		18	31	58.1	16	16	100.0	68.3	3
7	George Yardley G. Yardley	51	1/15/1958	DET	@	BOS	47	19		17	33	51.5	17	19	89.5	61.7	5
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	51	12/21/1957	STL		SYR				18	27	66.7	15	20	75.0	71.2	3
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	51	1/14/1950	MIN	@	ROC				20	36	55.6	11	12	91.7	61.8	5
10	George Mikan G. Mikan	51	3/13/1949	MIN	vs	NYK				22	40	55.0	7	12	58.3	56.3	2
11	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	50	2/28/1959	CIN	vs	STL		18		22	47	46.8	6	8	75.0	49.5	4
12	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	50	2/1/1959	SYR	@	BOS	53	23		18	34	52.9	14	17	82.4	60.3	6
13	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	1/11/1959	STL	vs	DET	45	18	4	18	31	58.1	14	17	82.4	65.0	2
14	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	50	2/16/1954	PHI		SYR		12	6	18	30	60.0	14	16	87.5	67.5	5
15	George Yardley G. Yardley	49	3/6/1958	DET	@	MIN				19	33	57.6	11	15	73.3	61.9	3
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	11/13/1956	STL	vs	ROC	43	29		18	34	52.9	13	17	76.5	59.1	5
17	George Yardley G. Yardley	48	2/18/1958	DET	vs	SYR				16	29	55.2	16	19	84.2	64.2	2
18	George Yardley G. Yardley	48	12/26/1957	DET	@	STL				14	32	43.8	20	24	83.3	56.4	3
19	Dike Eddleman D. Eddleman	48	12/17/1950	TRI	@	FTW				19	28	67.9	10	12	83.3	72.1	3
20	George Mikan G. Mikan	48	2/22/1949	MIN	@	NYK				18	37	48.6	12	17	70.6	54.0
21	George Mikan G. Mikan	48	1/30/1949	MIN	vs	WAS				18	29	62.1	12	14	85.7	68.3	6
22	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	47	3/3/1957	SYR	vs	PHI	42	19	2	18	27	66.7	11	12	91.7	72.8	2
23	George Mikan G. Mikan	47	11/18/1950	MIN	@	ROC				16	40	40.0	15	16	93.8	50.0	4
24	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	47	12/18/1948	PHI	@	PRO				18	41	43.9	11	14	78.6	49.8	4
25	George Mikan G. Mikan	47	12/4/1948	MIN	@	CHI				16			15	19	78.9		1