most points in a game by a pg before 2000

Before 1999-00, Jerry West scored the most points by a point guard in a game, with 63 points against the Knicks on January 17, 1962.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a pg before 2000

	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	Jerry West J. West	63	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3			22	36	61.1				19	22	86.4	69.0				5
2	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	56	12/18/1964	CIN	vs	LAL		9	12			17	33	51.5				22	23	95.7	64.9				2
3	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	55	2/23/1972	CIN	vs	POR	44	3	7			20	31	64.5				15	19	78.9	69.9				0
4	Michael Adams M. Adams	54	3/23/1991	DEN	vs	MIL	43	5	9	3	0	17	31	54.8	7	16	43.8	13	17	76.5	70.2	0	5	4	5
5	Dave Bing D. Bing	54	2/21/1971	DET	vs	CHI	46	7	3			22	38	57.9				10	10	100.0	63.7				3
6	Jerry West J. West	53	1/29/1965	LAL	vs	CIN		6	3			21	36	58.3				11	12	91.7	64.2				6
7	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	52	1/27/1973	KCO	@	ATL	48	8	11			21	31	67.7				10	13	76.9	70.8				2
8	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	52	1/9/1973	KCO	vs	NYK	53	3	14			18	28	64.3				16	17	94.1	73.3				1
9	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	51	12/7/1995	DEN	@	UTA	41	2	2	2	0	17	27	63.0	9	14	64.3	8	8	100.0	83.6	0	2	2	2
10	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	51	11/18/1972	KCO	vs	HOU	48	1	14			17	34	50.0				17	18	94.4	60.8				4
11	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	50	4/12/1997	PHI	@	CLE	46	5	6	2	0	17	32	53.1	5	9	55.6	11	18	61.1	62.6	2	3	9	5	-4
12	Dana Barros D. Barros	50	3/14/1995	PHI	vs	HOU	42	6	8	2	0	21	26	80.8	6	8	75.0	2	2	100.0	93.0	2	4	4	2
13	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	50	2/5/1972	ATL	vs	CLE	44	4	2			20	27	74.1				10	13	76.9	76.4				4
14	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	50	1/16/1972	ATL	vs	PHI	47	3	6			18	29	62.1				14	16	87.5	69.4				3
15	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	50	2/6/1965	CIN		PHI	48	13	1			17	32	53.1				16	16	100.0	64.0				1
16	Jerry West J. West	50	1/24/1962	LAL	vs	CIN		8	10			17	30	56.7				16	18	88.9	65.9				3
17	World B. Free W. B. Free	49	2/2/1979	SDC	vs	DEN	39	6	4	1	0	18	33	54.5				13	14	92.9	62.6	3	3	5	6
18	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	49	2/13/1973	KCO	vs	HOU	47	2	10			22	33	66.7				5	5	100.0	69.6				4
19	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	49	2/2/1972	CIN	vs	NYK		2	5			17	35	48.6				15	16	93.8	58.3				3
20	Dave Bing D. Bing	49	3/9/1971	DET	vs	PHX	44	5	3			17	29	58.6				15	18	83.3	66.4				6
21	Jerry West J. West	49	11/3/1962	LAL	vs	SFW	48	9	5			21	35	60.0				7	11	63.6	61.5				5
22	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	49	11/15/1961	CIN	@	PHI	42	22	7			19	34	55.9				11	16	68.8	59.7				4
23	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	48	1/16/1973	KCO	vs	SEA	48	5	11			19	36	52.8				10	12	83.3	58.1				5
24	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	48	11/10/1966	CIN	vs	BOS	53	7	10			17	33	51.5				14	15	93.3	60.6				1
25	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	48	12/3/1965	CIN	@	LAL	48	8	9			14	24	58.3				20	24	83.3	69.4				1