most points scored in a single game by a player in 1952

George Mikan scored the most points in a game in 1951-52, with 61 points versus the Rochester Royals on January 20, 1952.

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most points scored in a single regular-season game by a player in 1952

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	George Mikan G. Mikan	61	1/20/1952	MIN	vs	ROC		36		22	45	48.9	17	21	81.0	56.2	4
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	41	3/4/1952	MIN	@	PHI		36	2	11	28	39.3	19	21	90.5	55.0	5
3	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	41	1/17/1952	SYR	vs	MIN	59	25		9			23	27	85.2		5
4	George Mikan G. Mikan	41	11/9/1951	MIN	@	PHI		17	1	15	31	48.4	11	17	64.7	53.3	4
5	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	40	2/29/1952	PHI	vs	BAL		14	1	15	24	62.5	10	11	90.9	69.3	3
6	George Mikan G. Mikan	39	12/22/1951	MIN	@	BAL				16	33	48.5	7	8	87.5	53.4	5
7	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	38	3/15/1952	PHI		MIL				12			14	15	93.3		3
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	37	1/1/1952	MIN	vs	SYR				16	25	64.0	5	7	71.4	65.9	6
9	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	36	2/25/1952	PHI	@	MIN				13	20	65.0	10	10	100.0	73.8	4
10	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	36	2/22/1952	PHI	vs	NYK		14	1	14	27	51.9	8	10	80.0	57.3	4
11	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	36	2/7/1952	PHI	@	FTW				14	30	46.7	8	12	66.7	51.0	4
12	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	36	1/16/1952	MIN	@	BOS	44		5	13	20	65.0	10	13	76.9	70.0	1
13	George Mikan G. Mikan	36	12/21/1951	MIN	@	PHI		18	0	16	28	57.1	4	5	80.0	59.6	6
14	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	35	12/14/1951	PHI	vs	FTW		3	5	12	22	54.5	11	13	84.6	63.1	4
15	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	35	11/18/1951	BOS	vs	NYK	48		3	11	24	45.8	13	16	81.3	56.4	2
16	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	35	11/16/1951	SYR	@	PHI		18	2	11	22	50.0	13	15	86.7	61.2	4
17	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	34	12/21/1951	PHI	vs	MIN	63	14	2	12	24	50.0	10	13	76.9	57.2	4
18	George Mikan G. Mikan	34	11/28/1951	MIN	vs	BOS				12	22	54.5	10	12	83.3	62.3	4
19	Bob Davies B. Davies	33	3/3/1952	ROC	@	BAL				12			9	10	90.0		5
20	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	33	2/6/1952	BOS	vs	SYR	48		11	11	21	52.4	11	13	84.6	61.8	3
21	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	33	1/29/1952	IND		NYK				14	21	66.7	5	7	71.4	68.5	4
22	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	33	1/22/1952	PHI	vs	NYK		6	5	12	31	38.7	9	10	90.0	46.6	5
23	George Mikan G. Mikan	33	1/13/1952	MIN	vs	PHI				9	27	33.3	15	19	78.9	46.7	4
24	George Mikan G. Mikan	33	12/23/1951	MIN	@	FTW				15	29	51.7	3	3	100.0	54.4	6
25	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	32	3/15/1952	BOS	@	ROC			14	9			14	15	93.3		4

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