most points scored in an nba game before 1963

Before 1962-63, Wilt Chamberlain posted the most points in a game, with 100 points versus the Knicks on March 2, 1962.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player scored in an NBA regular-season game before 1963

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	100	3/2/1962	PHI		NYK	48	25	2	36	63	57.1	28	32	87.5	64.9	2
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	78	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	63	43	1	31	62	50.0	16	31	51.6	51.6	4
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	73	1/13/1962	PHI	vs	CHI	48	36	0	29	48	60.4	15	25	60.0	61.9	2
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	71	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	45	25	1	28	48	58.3	15	19	78.9	63.0	5
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	2/25/1962	PHI	vs	NYK	48	21	1	25	38	65.8	17	22	77.3	70.3	1
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	2/17/1962	PHI	@	STL	48	28	2	26	44	59.1	15	20	75.0	63.4	1
7	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
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	65	2/27/1962	PHI	@	STL	48	23	2	25	43	58.1	15	20	75.0	62.7	3
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	65	2/13/1962	PHI	@	CIN	48	22	4	24	40	60.0	17	30	56.7	61.1	3
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8	25	47	53.2	14	19	73.7	57.8	4
11	Jerry West J. West	63	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3	22	36	61.1	19	22	86.4	69.0	5
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31	7	23	55	41.8	17	24	70.8	48.0	4
13	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	63	2/10/1949	PHI	vs	IND			0	27	56	48.2	9	14	64.3	50.7	3
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	1/21/1962	PHI		SYR	53	23	3	25	42	59.5	12	17	70.6	62.7	1
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	1/17/1962	PHI		STL	53	23	4	24	48	50.0	14	20	70.0	54.6	3
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	1/14/1962	PHI	@	BOS	48	28	2	27	45	60.0	8	11	72.7	62.2	1
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	2/28/1962	PHI	@	CHI	48	28	6	24	46	52.2	13	17	76.5	57.0	4
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	2/22/1962	PHI	vs	STL	48	26	1	21	36	58.3	19	34	55.9	59.9	0
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	12/9/1961	PHI	vs	CHI	48	36	0	28	48	58.3	5	10	50.0	58.2	3
20	George Mikan G. Mikan	61	1/20/1952	MIN	vs	ROC		36		22	45	48.9	17	21	81.0	56.2	4
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	12/29/1961	PHI		LAL	48	26	3	24	43	55.8	12	19	63.2	58.4	1
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	12/1/1961	PHI	@	LAL	48	21	4	22	47	46.8	16	26	61.5	51.3	1
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	2/8/1962	PHI		NYK	48	24	0	23	37	62.2	13	19	68.4	65.0	0
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	12/25/1961	PHI	@	NYK	58	36	0	23	44	52.3	13	22	59.1	55.0	3
25	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	59	1/15/1960	CIN	vs	MIN		14		21	39	53.8	17	20	85.0	61.7	3