most points scored in a game on october 1961

Wilt Chamberlain had the most points in a game in October 1961, with 57 points against the Lakers on October 20, 1961.

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most points by a player scored in a game on october 1961

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	57	10/20/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	48	32	1	24	46	52.2	9	17	52.9	53.3	2
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	10/27/1961	PHI	vs	SYR	48	24	3	21	45	46.7	13	21	61.9	50.7	3
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	10/21/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	35	2	21	41	51.2	11	17	64.7	54.7	0
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	10/19/1961	PHI		LAL	48	25	1	21	44	47.7	6	12	50.0	48.7	1
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	10/28/1961	PHI	@	SYR	48	23	3	17	43	39.5	9	14	64.3	43.7	0
6	Jerry West J. West	40	10/28/1961	LAL	vs	DET		8		13	28	46.4	14	18	77.8	55.7	1
7	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	39	10/21/1961	CIN	@	STL	44	8		15	28	53.6	9	13	69.2	57.8	5
8	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	37	10/31/1961	NYK		CIN		15		12	24	50.0	13	13	100.0	62.2	4
9	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	37	10/31/1961	CIN		NYK	42	7	13	12	17	70.6	13	15	86.7	78.4	5
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	10/25/1961	LAL	@	DET		14		14			8	10	80.0		5
11	Jerry West J. West	36	10/20/1961	LAL	@	PHI		19	6	11	18	61.1	14	20	70.0	67.2	2
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	10/28/1961	LAL	vs	DET		23		15	36	41.7	5	6	83.3	45.3	5
13	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	35	10/28/1961	PHI	@	SYR		13	2	9	29	31.0	17	17	100.0	48.0	4
14	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	35	10/27/1961	CHI	vs	STL		14		12			11	14	78.6		5
15	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	35	10/26/1961	NYK	vs	CIN		10	11	13	23	56.5	9	12	75.0	61.9	3
16	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	35	10/21/1961	CIN	@	STL	47	15	13	9	27	33.3	17	19	89.5	49.5	6
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	10/19/1961	LAL		PHI		21	4	13	30	43.3	9	13	69.2	49.0	2
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	34	10/28/1961	STL	vs	CHI	36	19		15	27	55.6	4	10	40.0	54.1	5
19	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	34	10/27/1961	STL	@	CHI		24		11			12	15	80.0		3
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34	10/20/1961	LAL	@	PHI		12	3	13	34	38.2	8	9	88.9	44.8	3
21	Bailey Howell B. Howell	33	10/25/1961	DET	vs	LAL				9			15	16	93.8		6
22	Jerry West J. West	33	10/25/1961	LAL	@	DET		10		10			13	15	86.7		5
23	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	32	10/24/1961	CIN		LAL		12	10	11	31	35.5	10	15	66.7	42.6	4
24	Jerry West J. West	32	10/19/1961	LAL		PHI		13	1	13	25	52.0	6	12	50.0	52.8	1
25	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	31	10/29/1961	CIN	vs	SYR		15		12	23	52.2	7	9	77.8	57.5	5