Bob Pettit dropped the most points in a game in 1955-56, with 46 points on February 24, 1956 and on December 27, 1955.
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most points scored in a single regular-season game by a player in 1956| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Pettit | 46 | 2/24/1956 | 43 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 57.3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Pettit | 46 | 12/27/1955 | vs | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 69.4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | | B. Pettit | 44 | 3/9/1956 | vs | 19 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  | C. Braun | 44 | 2/27/1956 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 75.8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Pettit | 43 | 3/11/1956 | @ | 42 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 67.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 |  | N. Johnston | 41 | 2/7/1956 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 63.0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Pettit | 40 | 2/4/1956 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 60.3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 |  | J. Twyman | 40 | 1/28/1956 | vs | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 63.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Pettit | 40 | 11/29/1955 | vs | 26 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 65.6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | | P. Arizin | 39 | 3/4/1956 | @ | 40 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 56.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | P. Arizin | 39 | 2/19/1956 | @ | 43 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 54.3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Pettit | 39 | 1/29/1956 | @ | 21 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 56.7 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | | P. Arizin | 39 | 1/22/1956 | @ | 40 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 61.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Pettit | 39 | 1/22/1956 | @ | 45 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 68.2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | D. Schayes | 38 | 2/26/1956 | vs | 44 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 54.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | N. Johnston | 38 | 2/18/1956 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 64.4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | | P. Arizin | 38 | 1/31/1956 | @ | 3 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 61.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Pettit | 37 | 2/25/1956 | @ | 13 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | | B. Pettit | 37 | 2/12/1956 | vs | 24 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 54.2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | | P. Arizin | 37 | 1/1/1956 | @ | 39 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | | N. Johnston | 37 | 11/19/1955 | vs | 42 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 58.3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Pettit | 36 | 2/8/1956 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | | M. Stokes | 36 | 1/25/1956 | @ | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 59.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | | J. Graboski | 35 | 2/24/1956 | vs | 16 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 53.1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 25 |  | B. Sharman | 35 | 2/2/1956 | 14 | 35 | 40.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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