most points scored in an nba game before 1962

Before 1961-62, Elgin Baylor dropped the most points in a game, with 71 points versus the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

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most points by a player scored in an NBA regular-season game before 1962

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	71	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	45	25	1	28	48	58.3	15	19	78.9	63.0	5
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	3/9/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	31	1	27	37	73.0	13	17	76.5	75.3	1
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8	25	47	53.2	14	19	73.7	57.8	4
4	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	63	2/10/1949	PHI	vs	IND			0	27	56	48.2	9	14	64.3	50.7	3
5	George Mikan G. Mikan	61	1/20/1952	MIN	vs	ROC		36		22	45	48.9	17	21	81.0	56.2	4
6	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	59	1/15/1960	CIN	vs	MIN		14		21	39	53.8	17	20	85.0	61.7	3
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	2/25/1961	PHI	@	CIN	48	27		25	38	65.8	8	18	44.4	63.2	0
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	2/21/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	24	3	26	47	55.3	6	9	66.7	56.9	1
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	1/25/1960	PHI		DET	47	42	4	24	41	58.5	10	13	76.9	62.1	3
10	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	57	2/18/1961	STL	@	DET	48	28		25	42	59.5	7	9	77.8	62.0	3
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	57	2/16/1961	LAL	@	DET		26		23	45	51.1	11	14	78.6	55.7	5
12	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	57	12/11/1959	NYK	vs	SYR	38	12	8	18	31	58.1	21	26	80.8	67.2	1
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	3/1/1961	PHI	@	SYR	48	20	5	22	44	50.0	12	20	60.0	53.0	0
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	56	1/24/1961	LAL	vs	SYR		20	5	19	30	63.3	18	20	90.0	72.2	5
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	1/21/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	48	45	0	25	46	54.3	6	13	46.2	54.1	2
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	1/5/1961	PHI	vs	SYR	48	26	1	20	32	62.5	16	22	72.7	67.2	1
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	1/2/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	28	0	23	37	62.2	10	20	50.0	61.1	2
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	2/5/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	53	29	1	21	34	61.8	13	18	72.2	65.6	4
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	11/12/1959	PHI	@	CIN	47	29	2	23	43	53.5	9	16	56.3	55.0	3
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12		22	38	57.9	11	17	64.7	60.5	3
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	2/23/1960	PHI		BOS	47	29	1	25	44	56.8	3	11	27.3	54.3	2
22	George Mikan G. Mikan	53	2/26/1949	MIN	@	BAL				17	28	60.7	19	20	95.0	72.0	5
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	2/3/1961	PHI		CIN	48	30	0	23	38	60.5	6	11	54.5	60.7	1
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	11/20/1960	LAL		DET		15		18			16	21	76.2		4
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	1/5/1960	PHI		MIN	48	20	0	20	38	52.6	12	18	66.7	56.6	3

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