most points in a game including playoffs on march all-time before 1980

Before 1979-80, Wilt Chamberlain dropped the most points in a March game, with 100 points against the Knicks on March 2, 1962.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a game including playoffs on march all-time before 1980

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	100	3/2/1962	PHI		NYK	48	25	2			36	63	57.1	28	32	87.5	64.9				2
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	70	3/10/1963	SFW	@	SYR	48	18	3			27	38	71.1	16	22	72.7	73.4				2
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	3/9/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	31	1			27	37	73.0	13	17	76.5	75.3				1
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	64	3/26/1974	GSW	vs	POR	43	10	9	5	0	30	45	66.7	4	5	80.0	67.8	0	10		4
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	3/3/1966	PHI	vs	SFW	48	37	3			26	39	66.7	10	19	52.6	65.5				2
6	Fred Brown F. Brown	58	3/23/1974	SEA	@	GSW	45	6	3	2		24	37	64.9	10	13	76.9	67.9	2	4		2
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	3/4/1962	PHI	@	NYK	48	35	4			24	41	58.5	10	16	62.5	60.4				0
8	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	57	3/18/1978	HOU	vs	NJN	48	6	2	3	0	24	40	60.0	9	12	75.0	62.9				4
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	3/22/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	35	1			22	48	45.8	12	22	54.5	48.5				2
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	3/1/1961	PHI	@	SYR	48	20	5			22	44	50.0	12	20	60.0	53.0				0
11	Rick Barry R. Barry	55	3/25/1978	GSW	vs	NYK	44	9	9	3	0	19	31	61.3	17	18	94.4	70.7	1	8	2	3
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	3/14/1964	SFW	@	LAL	47	14	8			22	38	57.9	11	18	61.1	59.9				0
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	54	3/1/1963	SFW		CIN	48	27	5			23	44	52.3	8	12	66.7	54.8				4
14	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	53	3/28/1975	LAL	vs	KCO	44	3	2	1		21	38	55.3	11	12	91.7	61.2				5
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	3/18/1968	PHI	vs	LAL	48	32	14			24	29	82.8	5	10	50.0	79.3				0
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	3/14/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	47	22	2			24	42	57.1	5	16	31.3	54.0				0
17	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	52	3/17/1976	BUF	@	SEA	45	11	2			18	26	69.2	16	22	72.7	72.9				4
18	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	51	3/18/1977	NOJ	@	PHX	48	6	1	5	2	21	34	61.8	9	10	90.0	66.4	1	5		3
19	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	51	3/18/1975	BUF	@	HOU		20	6	4	2	22	31	71.0	7	9	77.8	72.9				4
20	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	51	3/16/1973	POR	vs	HOU	40	4	5			19	28	67.9	13	16	81.3	72.8				1
21	Sam Jones S. Jones	51	3/28/1967	BOS	@	NYK	43	4	1			19	30	63.3	13	17	76.5	68.0				3
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51	3/14/1965	PHI	@	BAL	48	20	2			23	35	65.7	5	9	55.6	65.5				2
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51	3/8/1963	SFW		DET	53	25	5			23	43	53.5	5	11	45.5	53.3				2
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51	3/6/1963	SFW		CHI	48	22	5			20	31	64.5	11	20	55.0	64.1				4
25	George Mikan G. Mikan	51	3/13/1949	MIN	vs	NYK						22	40	55.0	7	12	58.3	56.3				2