Karl Malone put up his most points in a game versus the Bucks on January 27, 1990, with 61 points.

Interpreted as:

most total points in a regular-season game Karl Malone

	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	Karl Malone K. Malone	61	1/27/1990	UTA	vs	MIL	33	18	2	3	0	21	26	80.8	0	0		19	23	82.6	84.4	9	9	2	2
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	56	4/7/1998	UTA	@	GSW	42	9	2	1	4	18	29	62.1	1	1	100.0	19	23	82.6	71.6	2	7	3	2	+1
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	52	12/22/1989	UTA	@	CHA	43	17	3	2	0	22	28	78.6	0	0		8	12	66.7	78.1	3	14	2	3
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	51	12/9/1995	UTA	vs	GSW	45	14	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	0	0		13	16	81.3	72.8	6	8	2	5
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	49	3/29/1990	UTA	@	GSW	41	14	4	0	0	17	22	77.3	0	0		15	21	71.4	78.4	4	10	4	5
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	48	1/6/1990	UTA	@	DEN	47	14	3	2	1	20	34	58.8	0	0		8	12	66.7	61.1	0	14	5	2
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	47	12/26/1995	UTA	vs	POR	41	8	5	3	0	21	31	67.7	0	0		5	6	83.3	69.9	2	6	2	4
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	45	4/19/1995	UTA	vs	HOU	45	17	5	1	1	16	24	66.7	0	0		13	18	72.2	70.5	7	10	3	4
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	45	4/12/1990	UTA	vs	LAL	44	11	1	1	1	17	27	63.0	0	1	0.0	11	13	84.6	68.8	5	6	7	2
10	Karl Malone K. Malone	44	4/14/1998	UTA	vs	MIN	36	14	6	0	2	14	28	50.0	0	0		16	19	84.2	60.5	2	12	5	5	+19
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	44	3/3/1992	UTA	@	GSW	40	11	5	2	2	16	21	76.2	0	0		12	12	100.0	83.7	4	7	4	3
12	Karl Malone K. Malone	44	12/17/1988	UTA	@	PHI	41	13	1	3	2	15	22	68.2	0	0		14	19	73.7	72.5	5	8	5	5
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	43	1/31/1992	UTA	vs	PHX	45	16	1	1	0	13	23	56.5	0	0		17	21	81.0	66.7	3	13	1	3
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	42	11/29/1997	UTA	@	LAC	41	18	0	2	2	17	29	58.6	0	0		8	10	80.0	62.9	6	12	5	4	+1
15	Karl Malone K. Malone	42	1/16/1995	UTA	@	IND	41	9	0	0	0	18	26	69.2	0	0		6	7	85.7	72.2	2	7	5	6
16	Karl Malone K. Malone	42	1/24/1993	UTA	vs	POR	37	12	2	1	0	15	25	60.0	0	0		12	17	70.6	64.7	4	8	7	4
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	42	4/13/1992	UTA	vs	GSW	36	12	3	0	0	11	19	57.9	0	0		20	24	83.3	71.0	5	7	1	3
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	42	1/13/1990	UTA	@	DAL	42	12	5	0	1	16	22	72.7	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	77.0	5	7	6	4
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	42	11/19/1988	UTA	vs	PHX	41	10	3	0	1	14	19	73.7	0	0		14	14	100.0	83.5	1	9	6	4
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	41	12/20/2000	UTA	@	PHI	43	13	3	2	4	13	18	72.2	0	0		15	20	75.0	76.5	1	12	3	2	+1
21	Karl Malone K. Malone	41	3/7/1997	UTA	vs	DET	42	6	4	1	0	15	26	57.7	0	0		11	15	73.3	62.9	1	5	3	2	+16
22	Karl Malone K. Malone	41	3/3/1997	UTA	@	GSW	42	7	6	2	0	16	25	64.0	0	0		9	11	81.8	68.7	2	5	3	2	+13
23	Karl Malone K. Malone	41	1/22/1997	UTA	@	PHX	41	8	4	2	4	16	28	57.1	0	0		9	12	75.0	61.6	2	6	1	2	+21
24	Karl Malone K. Malone	41	11/30/1991	UTA	@	PHX	43	13	4	0	2	15	21	71.4	0	0		11	16	68.8	73.1	2	11	6	6
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	41	4/13/1991	UTA	vs	DEN	36	11	4	1	1	13	22	59.1	0	0		15	16	93.8	70.6	0	11	4	5