most points by a rookie in a game in under 35 minutes

Cooper Flagg has posted the most points by a rookie in a game with fewer than 35 minutes played, with 51 points against the Magic on April 3.

Interpreted as:
most points by a rookie in a regular-season game in under 35 minutes
NAMEPTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
51
34
4/3/2026
vs
6
3
3
1
19
30
63.3
6
9
66.7
7
7
100.0
77.1
3
3
1
3
-2
2Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
40
33
2/2/2018
@
5
6
2
0
14
19
73.7
7
9
77.8
5
5
100.0
94.3
1
4
2
0
+36
3Rodrigue Beaubois
R. Beaubois
40
30
3/27/2010
@
8
3
0
3
15
22
68.2
9
11
81.8
1
1
100.0
89.1
0
8
1
2
+21
4Walt Williams
W. Williams
40
30
1/2/1993
vs
6
3
4
4
12
21
57.1
4
8
50.0
12
14
85.7
73.6
1
5
3
3
5Dennis Scott
D. Scott
40
32
3/8/1991
vs
3
3
0
1
16
22
72.7
4
5
80.0
4
4
100.0
84.2
0
3
3
3
6Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
40
33
2/16/1982
@
10
3
17
22
77.3
0
6
7
85.7
79.7
4
1
7Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
39
34
2/2/2004
vs
3
0
3
0
14
22
63.6
1
2
50.0
10
14
71.4
69.2
1
2
2
3
+14
8Calvin Natt
C. Natt
39
33
2/23/1980
@
3
4
1
0
11
16
68.8
1
1
100.0
16
22
72.7
75.9
0
3
1
2
9Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
38
35
4/10/2025
@
4
2
2
1
15
20
75.0
6
11
54.5
2
5
40.0
85.6
0
4
1
5
+28
10Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
38
34
11/2/2023
@
10
2
1
2
15
26
57.7
3
6
50.0
5
6
83.3
66.3
2
8
2
3
+21
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
32
2/23/1985
vs
5
5
3
0
15
20
75.0
0
0
8
8
100.0
80.8
1
4
0
4
12Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
38
32
10/24/1970
@
5
6
16
30
53.3
6
7
85.7
57.4
1
13Marcus Thornton
M. Thornton
37
31
2/23/2010
@
2
2
2
0
15
22
68.2
3
7
42.9
4
4
100.0
77.9
1
1
2
0
+4
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37
34
10/29/1984
vs
4
5
6
2
13
24
54.2
0
0
11
13
84.6
62.2
2
2
3
4
15Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
37
34
10/31/1980
vs
3
4
2
0
15
26
57.7
0
0
7
12
58.3
59.1
3
3
16Mo Layton
M. Layton
37
29
2/27/1972
@
0
3
14
19
73.7
9
9
100.0
80.6
4
17Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
36
35
3/30/2025
@
6
0
1
0
12
21
57.1
5
11
45.5
7
9
77.8
72.1
4
2
1
3
+19
18Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
36
33
4/11/2018
@
7
1
2
0
14
22
63.6
3
7
42.9
5
5
100.0
74.4
1
6
2
2
0
19Alec Peters
A. Peters
36
28
4/10/2018
@
9
2
1
0
12
20
60.0
8
13
61.5
4
4
100.0
82.7
1
8
1
1
+20
20Jamal Mashburn
J. Mashburn
36
34
11/12/1993
@
3
1
4
0
16
26
61.5
0
3
0.0
4
4
100.0
64.8
0
3
0
2
21Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
36
28
4/16/1993
vs
22
1
0
3
15
19
78.9
0
0
6
7
85.7
81.5
9
13
2
2
22David Robinson
D. Robinson
36
34
4/10/1990
@
12
4
3
4
13
21
61.9
0
0
10
12
83.3
68.5
5
7
5
2
23Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
36
31
1/5/1971
@
5
4
14
18
77.8
8
9
88.9
82.0
4
24Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
35
31
3/20/2024
vs
14
1
2
3
12
18
66.7
1
5
20.0
10
12
83.3
75.2
3
11
2
1
+27
25GG Jackson
GG Jackson
35
35
3/20/2024
@
5
3
0
0
11
19
57.9
7
14
50.0
6
7
85.7
79.3
1
4
1
2
-8
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