Since 1979-80, World B. Free has posted the most points in his first game, with 46 points against the Lakers on October 12, 1979.
| 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 |  | W. B. Free | 46 | 10/12/1979 | vs | 41 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 70.7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 2 |  | VJ Edgecombe | 34 | 10/22/2025 | @ | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 59.4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -2 | ||
| 3 |  | I. Thomas | 31 | 10/30/1981 | vs | 41 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 62.7 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 4 |  | M. Malone | 31 | 10/12/1979 | @ | 39 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 66.9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 5 |  | L. Odom | 30 | 11/2/1999 | vs | 44 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 61.0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | -7 | ||
| 6 |  | A. Iverson | 30 | 11/1/1996 | vs | 37 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 69.3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -15 | ||
| 7 |  | W. Anderson | 30 | 11/5/1988 | vs | 38 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 52.6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 8 |  | G. Giricek | 29 | 10/30/2002 | vs | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 87.8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -5 | ||
| 9 |  | T. Owens | 29 | 10/12/1979 | vs | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 79.7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 10 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 29 | 10/12/1979 | @ | 39 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 61.0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 11 |  | J. Davis | 28 | 10/12/1979 | @ | 41 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 53.0 | 2 | ||||||
| 12 |  | M. Johnson | 28 | 10/12/1979 | @ | 35 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 63.8 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 13 |  | J. Williamson | 28 | 10/12/1979 | vs | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 14 |  | P. Banchero | 27 | 10/19/2022 | @ | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 64.0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | +2 | |||
| 15 |  | C. Duarte | 27 | 10/20/2021 | @ | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 82.7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +7 | ||
| 16 |  | P.J. Washington | 27 | 10/23/2019 | vs | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 75.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 17 |  | B. Jackson | 27 | 10/31/1997 | vs | 37 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 63.7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -9 | ||
| 18 |  | J. Stackhouse | 27 | 11/3/1995 | vs | 37 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 19 |  | R. Anderson | 27 | 10/26/1984 | @ | 40 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 75.2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 20 |  | G. Williams | 27 | 10/14/1979 | @ | 43 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 50.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 21 |  | J. Erving | 27 | 10/12/1979 | @ | 38 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 51.1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 22 |  | J. Okafor | 26 | 10/28/2015 | @ | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 69.7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | -9 | |||
| 23 |  | D. Marshall | 26 | 11/4/1994 | @ | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 63.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | M. Abdul-Rauf | 26 | 11/10/1990 | @ | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 65.4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 25 |  | M. Wiggins | 26 | 10/29/1983 | vs | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 54.3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||||
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