most points scored in a single game by a player in 1956

Bob Pettit put up the most points in a game in 1955-56, with 46 points on February 24, 1956 and on December 27, 1955.

Interpreted as:

most points scored in a single regular-season game by a player in 1956

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	46	2/24/1956	STL		SYR	43	22	5	17	34	50.0	12	14	85.7	57.3	3
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	46	12/27/1955	STL	vs	BOS				17	27	63.0	12	14	85.7	69.4	3
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	44	3/9/1956	STL	vs	MIN		19		14			16	18	88.9		3
4	Carl Braun C. Braun	44	2/27/1956	NYK		STL				14	22	63.6	16	16	100.0	75.8	5
5	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	43	3/11/1956	STL	@	BOS	42		4	13	24	54.2	17	18	94.4	67.4	2
6	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	41	2/7/1956	PHI		SYR		15	4	17	29	58.6	7	8	87.5	63.0	5
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	2/4/1956	STL		FTW				15	27	55.6	10	14	71.4	60.3	1
8	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	40	1/28/1956	ROC	vs	BOS				17	27	63.0	6	10	60.0	63.7	4
9	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	40	11/29/1955	STL	vs	PHI		26		14	23	60.9	12	17	70.6	65.6	5
10	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	39	3/4/1956	PHI	@	BOS	40	12	1	14	30	46.7	11	11	100.0	56.0	5
11	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	39	2/19/1956	PHI	@	BOS	43		3	15	28	53.6	9	18	50.0	54.3	5
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	1/29/1956	STL	@	MIN		21		15	30	50.0	9	10	90.0	56.7	4
13	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	39	1/22/1956	PHI	@	BOS	40	9	1	13	25	52.0	13	15	86.7	61.7	3
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	1/22/1956	STL	@	SYR	45	20	2	13	22	59.1	13	15	86.7	68.2	5
15	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	38	2/26/1956	SYR	vs	PHI	44	15	2	13	28	46.4	12	15	80.0	54.9	2
16	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	38	2/18/1956	PHI		BOS				16	26	61.5	6	8	75.0	64.4	0
17	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	38	1/31/1956	PHI	@	NYK		3	2	13	25	52.0	12	14	85.7	61.0	4
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	37	2/25/1956	STL	@	NYK				13			11	13	84.6		4
19	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	37	2/12/1956	STL	vs	PHI		24	1	14	28	50.0	9	14	64.3	54.2	3
20	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	37	1/1/1956	PHI	@	BOS	39		4	15	27	55.6	7	7	100.0	61.5	5
21	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	37	11/19/1955	PHI	vs	SYR	42	17	4	14	26	53.8	9	13	69.2	58.3	4
22	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	36	2/8/1956	STL		BOS				13			10	11	90.9		4
23	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	36	1/25/1956	ROC	@	STL				11	22	50.0	14	19	73.7	59.3	4
24	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	35	2/24/1956	PHI	vs	BOS		16	2	14	29	48.3	7	9	77.8	53.1	5
25	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	35	2/2/1956	BOS		MIN				14	35	40.0	7	7	100.0	46.0	2

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