most points in a game by a player aged 31 years old

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points by a 31-year-old player in a game, with 68 points versus the Bulls on December 16, 1967.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a player aged 31 years old

	NAME	PTS	Age	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	68	31-117	12/16/1967	PHI	@	CHI	48	34	2			30	40	75.0				8	22	36.4	68.4				1
2	Chet Walker C. Walker	56	31-349	2/6/1972	CHI	vs	CIN	36	4	2			22	30	73.3				12	13	92.3	78.4				1
3	Ray Allen R. Allen	54	31-176	1/12/2007	SEA	vs	UTA	43	10	5	1	0	17	32	53.1	8	12	66.7	12	12	100.0	72.4	3	7	2	2	+10
4	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	54	31-133	1/14/2005	POR	@	NOH	43	0	1	1	0	20	32	62.5	8	16	50.0	6	6	100.0	77.9	0	0	0	3	-7
5	Alex English A. English	54	31-318	11/19/1985	DEN	vs	HOU	37	4	1	0	0	21	30	70.0	0	0		12	12	100.0	76.5	1	3	1	3
6	Allan Houston A. Houston	53	31-302	2/16/2003	NYK	@	LAL	43	4	5	2	0	18	29	62.1	4	5	80.0	13	15	86.7	74.4	0	4	0	3	+3
7	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	53	31-339	3/28/1975	LAL	vs	KCO	44	3	2	1		21	38	55.3				11	12	91.7	61.2				5
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	31-210	3/18/1968	PHI	vs	LAL	48	32	14			24	29	82.8				5	10	50.0	79.3				0
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	31-121	12/20/1967	PHI	@	SEA	45	38	6			20	23	87.0				13	26	50.0	76.9				2
10	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	52	31-329	12/7/1991	ATL	vs	NYK	52	5	3	1	0	17	30	56.7	2	2	100.0	16	18	88.9	68.6	0	5	7	2
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	31-102	12/1/1967	PHI		SEA	48	37	2			22	29	75.9				8	30	26.7	61.6				3
12	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	50	31-033	1/27/2020	HOU	@	UTA	38	6	3	2	1	14	22	63.6	6	11	54.5	16	20	80.0	81.2	0	6	2	0	+12
13	Lou Williams L. Williams	50	31-075	1/10/2018	LAC	@	GSW	35	2	7	0	0	16	27	59.3	8	16	50.0	10	10	100.0	79.6	0	2	4	0	+8
14	Allan Houston A. Houston	50	31-330	3/16/2003	NYK	vs	MIL	44	2	1	0	0	13	25	52.0	6	14	42.9	18	18	100.0	75.9	1	1	0	3	+8
15	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	49	31-094	12/11/2001	NYK	vs	BOS	48	7	1	1	0	18	32	56.3	6	10	60.0	7	8	87.5	69.0	1	6	6	4	-2
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	49	31-070	2/15/1988	BOS	@	PHX	43	12	7	0	2	17	27	63.0	3	6	50.0	12	12	100.0	75.9	2	10	2	1
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	49	31-051	1/27/1988	BOS	vs	WAS	43	8	6	4	0	20	30	66.7	0	4	0.0	9	9	100.0	72.1	0	8	2	1
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	48	31-015	3/21/2003	LAL	vs	BOS	39	20	1	1	1	19	24	79.2	0	0		10	19	52.6	74.2	6	14	3	3	+11
19	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	48	31-140	1/26/2002	NYK	@	MIL	54	7	6	2	0	17	36	47.2	9	14	64.3	5	7	71.4	61.4	3	4	6	2	-2
20	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	47	31-146	2/18/1997	CHI	vs	DEN	41	5	4	2	0	19	27	70.4	2	5	40.0	7	7	100.0	78.1	4	1	1	3	+7
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	47	31-357	1/13/1995	HOU	vs	SAS	45	10	4	1	3	21	35	60.0	0	0		5	7	71.4	61.7	1	9	7	4
22	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	47	31-014	3/14/1986	UTA	vs	SAS	39	3	8	2	0	20	26	76.9	0	2	0.0	7	10	70.0	77.3	0	3	4	4
23	Alex English A. English	47	31-293	10/25/1985	DEN	@	GSW	39	5	3	1	1	16	31	51.6	0	0		15	18	83.3	60.4	2	3	3	4
24	Dan Issel D. Issel	47	31-098	1/31/1980	DEN	vs	NJN	41	8	2	4	2	14	24	58.3	0	0		19	23	82.6	68.9	4	4	1	4
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	47	31-116	3/13/1977	WAS	@	GSW	46	20	3	0	4	20	26	76.9				7	14	50.0	73.1	5	15		5