most points scored in a single game ever by a rookie under 50 points

6 players are tied for the most points by a rookie in a game with fewer than 50 points, with 49 points. The first three are Cooper Flagg on January 29, Trae Young on March 1, 2019 and Michael Jordan on February 12, 1985.

Interpreted as:
most points scored in a single regular-season game ever by a rookie under 50 points
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
49
1/29/2026
vs
38
10
3
0
1
20
29
69.0
3
5
60.0
6
6
100.0
77.4
1
9
2
2
+2
2Trae Young
T. Young
49
3/1/2019
vs
56
8
16
1
1
17
33
51.5
6
13
46.2
9
11
81.8
64.7
1
7
9
2
-9
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
2/12/1985
vs
45
15
5
4
0
19
31
61.3
0
0
11
13
84.6
66.7
7
8
6
5
4Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
49
3/12/1982
vs
47
8
1
3
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
11
16
68.8
69.9
4
4
4
4
5Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
49
2/24/1968
vs
10
16
26
61.5
17
26
65.4
65.4
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
49
11/26/1959
vs
48
33
2
19
33
57.6
11
16
68.8
61.2
1
7Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
48
3/26/2006
@
46
9
3
1
0
20
32
62.5
6
11
54.5
2
3
66.7
72.0
4
5
3
4
-6
8Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
48
1/21/1962
vs
14
17
14
18
77.8
2
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
1/9/1960
vs
48
37
3
20
38
52.6
8
15
53.3
53.8
3
10Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
47
1/17/2011
vs
37
14
3
0
1
19
24
79.2
0
0
9
11
81.8
81.5
3
11
4
3
+17
11Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
47
3/4/1989
vs
37
9
2
2
0
17
24
70.8
0
1
0.0
13
19
68.4
72.6
2
7
3
3
12Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
47
3/13/1971
vs
3
15
20
75.0
17
21
81.0
80.4
4
13Bob Rule
B. Rule
47
11/21/1967
vs
41
16
1
17
27
63.0
13
14
92.9
70.9
5
14Dave Bing
D. Bing
47
3/8/1967
vs
6
5
21
38
55.3
5
6
83.3
57.8
15Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
47
1/31/1962
vs
20
19
9
11
81.8
3
16Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
47
1/24/1962
26
4
18
34
52.9
11
15
73.3
57.9
3
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47
1/2/1960
vs
48
36
1
18
36
50.0
11
14
78.6
55.7
2
18Carl Braun
C. Braun
47
12/6/1947
@
18
35
51.4
11
19Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
2/16/1993
@
49
21
3
0
5
19
25
76.0
0
0
8
16
50.0
71.8
3
18
6
5
20Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
46
2/20/1981
vs
45
14
1
2
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
12
17
70.6
66.7
6
8
5
5
21Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
46
3/19/1971
vs
42
4
10
14
31
45.2
18
21
85.7
57.2
0
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
2/24/1970
@
45
13
1
21
32
65.6
4
4
100.0
68.1
3
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
1/14/1970
vs
48
24
6
18
34
52.9
10
17
58.8
55.4
3
24Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
46
3/20/1968
vs
41
2
4
19
39
48.7
8
8
100.0
54.1
2
25Bob Rule
B. Rule
46
3/13/1968
@
3
0
17
28
60.7
12
16
75.0
65.6
4

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.2

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

RPG

6.9

Washington

P.J. Washington

APG

4.7

Nembhard

Ryan Nembhard
Team Rankings

ORTG

110.3

28th

DRTG

115.0

15th

NETRTG

-4.6

24th

3P%

33.9

28th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
10
31
34
.477
19.5
11
23
40
.365
26.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
21
43
.328
29.0
13
21
45
.318
30.0
14
20
45
.308
30.5
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3/15
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3/16
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
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92

Final

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
18
.714
2
43
21
.672
2.5
3
41
25
.621
5.5
4
40
25
.615
6.0
5
36
27
.571
9.0
6
35
28
.556
10.0
7
36
29
.554
10.0
8
34
30
.531
11.5
9
33
31
.516
12.5
10
32
33
.492
14.0
11
27
36
.429
18.0
12
26
38
.406
19.5
13
17
47
.266
28.5
14
16
47
.254
29.0
15
15
49
.234
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
51
15
.773
2
47
17
.734
3.0
3
40
24
.625
10.0
4
39
24
.619
10.5
5
39
25
.609
11.0
6
39
26
.600
11.5
7
37
27
.578
13.0
8
32
32
.500
18.0
9
32
32
.500
18.0
10
31
34
.477
19.5
11
23
40
.365
26.5
12
21
43
.328
29.0
13
21
45
.318
30.0
14
20
45
.308
30.5
15
15
50
.231
35.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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Wed
2/4
@
107-123
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2/4
@
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2/4
@
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Wed
2/4
@
101-97
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@
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Schedule

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3/10
@
7:30 PM
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3/10
@
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3/10
@
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