most points in a game by a player under 24 years old

David Thompson has the most points by a player younger than 24 in a game, with 73 points against the Pistons on April 9, 1978.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a player under 24 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	David Thompson D. Thompson	73	23-270	4/9/1978	DEN	@	DET	43	7	2	0	1	28	38	73.7				17	20	85.0	78.0	3	4	4	2
2	Devin Booker D. Booker	70	20-145	3/24/2017	PHX	@	BOS	45	8	6	3	1	21	40	52.5	4	11	36.4	24	26	92.3	68.0	2	6	5	3	-6
3	Jerry West J. West	63	23-234	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3			22	36	61.1				19	22	86.4	69.0				5
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	60	23-302	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	47	21	10	2	1	21	31	67.7	2	6	33.3	16	22	72.7	73.7	5	16	4	5	+7
5	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	60	23-058	4/30/2021	BOS	vs	SAS	45	8	5	0	1	20	37	54.1	5	7	71.4	15	17	88.2	67.4	2	6	0	2	+6
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	59	22-146	3/25/2019	PHX	@	UTA	41	4	4	1	0	19	34	55.9	5	8	62.5	16	17	94.1	71.1	1	3	6	5	-13
7	Anthony Davis A. Davis	59	22-347	2/21/2016	NOP	@	DET	43	20	4	0	1	24	34	70.6	2	2	100.0	9	10	90.0	76.8	6	14	2	1	+17
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	23-184	2/21/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	24	3			26	47	55.3				6	9	66.7	56.9				1
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	23-157	1/25/1960	PHI		DET	47	42	4			24	41	58.5				10	13	76.9	62.1				3
10	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	57	22-354	3/12/2015	CLE	@	SAS	47	3	5	4	0	20	32	62.5	7	7	100.0	10	10	100.0	78.3	1	2	2	3	+6
11	Rick Barry R. Barry	57	22-215	10/29/1966	SFW	@	CIN	48	15	7			21	44	47.7				15	17	88.2	55.4				2
12	Rick Barry R. Barry	57	21-261	12/14/1965	SFW	@	NYK	44	15	3			18	29	62.1				21	22	95.5	73.7				5
13	Trae Young T. Young	56	23-106	1/3/2022	ATL	@	POR	37	4	14	0	0	17	26	65.4	7	12	58.3	15	15	100.0	85.9	1	3	4	1	+10
14	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	56	22-133	3/28/2018	MIN	vs	ATL	41	15	4	0	1	19	32	59.4	6	8	75.0	12	15	80.0	72.5	4	11	2	4	+7
15	LeBron James L. James	56	20-080	3/20/2005	CLE	@	TOR	48	10	5	2	0	18	36	50.0	6	12	50.0	14	15	93.3	65.7	2	8	4	0	-7
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	56	23-144	1/14/2002	LAL	vs	MEM	34	5	4	1	0	21	34	61.8	3	6	50.0	11	12	91.7	71.3	3	2	0	1	+40
17	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	56	23-347	1/29/1983	DET	vs	CHI	37	6	4			18	26	69.2	0	0		20	22	90.9	78.5				4
18	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	56	23-084	2/13/1968	BAL	vs	LAL	51	7	3			20	33	60.6				16	22	72.7	65.6				4
19	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	55	22-311	1/28/2015	CLE	vs	POR	39	4	5	2	0	17	36	47.2	11	19	57.9	10	10	100.0	68.1	2	2	3	0	+12
20	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	55	20-052	11/14/2009	MIL	vs	GSW	41	5	5	0	0	21	34	61.8	7	8	87.5	6	8	75.0	73.3	1	4	4	1	+11
21	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	55	23-174	2/23/1972	CIN	vs	POR	44	3	7			20	31	64.5				15	19	78.9	69.9				0
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	23-083	11/12/1959	PHI	@	CIN	47	29	2			23	43	53.5				9	16	56.3	55.0				3
23	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	54	22-362	11/13/1968	SDR	vs	DET	48	22				20	45	44.4				14	17	82.4	51.4				2
24	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	53	23-152	1/4/2025	MIN	@	DET	44	6	2	0	0	16	31	51.6	10	15	66.7	11	12	91.7	73.0	1	5	6	4	-3
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	53	23-336	1/30/2023	DAL	vs	DET	36	8	5	2	0	17	24	70.8	5	11	45.5	14	18	77.8	83.0	0	8	4	2	+8