most shots taken in an nba game while still scoring under 50 points

Joe Fulks has the most shot attempts in a game with fewer than 50 points, with 55 attempts against the Providence Steam Rollers on March 18, 1948.

Interpreted as:

most shots field goal taken by a player in an NBA regular-season game while still scoring under 50 points

	NAME	FGA	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	55	35	3/18/1948	PHI	vs	PRO						13	23.6				9	10	90.0	29.5
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51	45	12/30/1959	PHI	vs	MIN	46	32	3			19	37.3				7	11	63.6	40.3				3
3	Rick Barry R. Barry	50	48	2/5/1967	SFW	@	CHI	53	9	3			17	34.0				14	16	87.5	42.1				4
4	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	50	37	12/3/1946	PHI	vs	PRO						16	32.0				5	8	62.5	34.6				2
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49	49	1/26/1964	SFW	@	LAL	48	19	2			18	36.7				13	24	54.2	41.1				4
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	41	11/27/1960	PHI	@	LAL	48	27	4			16	33.3				9	17	52.9	37.0				3
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	47	41	11/7/2002	LAL	@	BOS	46	9	4	4	0	17	36.2	0	8	0.0	7	7	100.0	40.9	2	7	5	3	-3
8	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	47	31	12/30/1947	PHI	@	BOS						12	25.5				7	8	87.5	30.7
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	47	3/7/1964	SFW	@	LAL	48	13	10			21	45.7				5	14	35.7	45.1				4
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	48	2/20/1962	PHI		CHI	48	21	2			21	45.7				6	8	75.0	48.5				4
11	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	45	46	11/10/2025	DET	vs	WAS	45	12	11	5	2	14	31.1	2	11	18.2	16	18	88.9	43.5	5	7	2	4	+10
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	44	11/29/1960	PHI		LAL	48	38	7			21	46.7				2	8	25.0	45.3				1
13	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	44	44	3/28/2024	ATL	vs	BOS	47	7	7	2	1	18	40.9	6	19	31.6	2	2	100.0	49.0	0	7	3	2	+3
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	44	48	1/14/2008	LAL	@	SEA	42	2	2	1	0	21	47.7	2	8	25.0	4	7	57.1	51.0	0	2	1	1	-3
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	44	41	2/7/1967	SFW		PHI	43	11	5			17	38.6				7	8	87.5	43.1				4
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44	37	11/25/1964	SFW	@	BOS	48	32	5			17	38.6				3	10	30.0	38.2				3
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44	44	2/1/1963	SFW		CIN	48	15	4			17	38.6				10	15	66.7	43.5				1
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44	45	11/21/1961	PHI	@	CIN	48	34	6			20	45.5				5	15	33.3	44.5				0
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44	48	10/19/1961	PHI		LAL	48	25	1			21	47.7				6	12	50.0	48.7				1
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43	49	2/14/1990	CHI	@	ORL	47	7	2	0	1	21	48.8	0	2	0.0	7	10	70.0	51.7	1	6	0	1
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43	43	1/15/1987	CHI	vs	HOU	43	3	3	2	1	17	39.5	1	4	25.0	8	9	88.9	45.8	1	2	2	2
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43	41	11/28/1986	CHI	@	LAL	45	10	3	1	1	19	44.2	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	45.8	8	2	3	4
23	Rick Barry R. Barry	43	40	1/11/1975	GSW	vs	CHI	45	8	5	4	0	19	44.2				2	2	100.0	45.6	1	7		3
24	Cazzie Russell C. Russell	43	49	12/11/1973	GSW	vs	HOU	41	6	0	0		22	51.2				5	6	83.3	53.7	6	0		1
25	Jerry West J. West	43	37	1/20/1966	LAL	@	BAL		7	7			11	25.6				15	15	100.0	37.3				5