what are the most points scored in a game by a player in 1962

Wilt Chamberlain dropped the most points in a game in 1961-62, with 100 points versus the Knicks on March 2, 1962.

Interpreted as:
What are the most points scored in a regular-season game by a player in 1962?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
100
3/2/1962
PHI PHI
NYK NYK
48
25
2
36
63
57.1
28
32
87.5
64.9
2
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
78
12/8/1961
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
63
43
1
31
62
50.0
16
31
51.6
51.6
4
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
73
1/13/1962
PHI PHI
vs
CHI CHI
48
36
0
29
48
60.4
15
25
60.0
61.9
2
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
67
2/25/1962
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
48
21
1
25
38
65.8
17
22
77.3
70.3
1
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
67
2/17/1962
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
48
28
2
26
44
59.1
15
20
75.0
63.4
1
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
65
2/27/1962
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
48
23
2
25
43
58.1
15
20
75.0
62.7
3
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
65
2/13/1962
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
48
22
4
24
40
60.0
17
30
56.7
61.1
3
8Jerry West
J. West
63
1/17/1962
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
39
3
3
22
36
61.1
19
22
86.4
69.0
5
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
63
12/8/1961
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
31
7
23
55
41.8
17
24
70.8
48.0
4
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
62
1/21/1962
PHI PHI
SYR SYR
53
23
3
25
42
59.5
12
17
70.6
62.7
1
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
62
1/17/1962
PHI PHI
STL STL
53
23
4
24
48
50.0
14
20
70.0
54.6
3
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
62
1/14/1962
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
48
28
2
27
45
60.0
8
11
72.7
62.2
1
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
61
2/28/1962
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
48
28
6
24
46
52.2
13
17
76.5
57.0
4
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
61
2/22/1962
PHI PHI
vs
STL STL
48
26
1
21
36
58.3
19
34
55.9
59.9
0
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
61
12/9/1961
PHI PHI
vs
CHI CHI
48
36
0
28
48
58.3
5
10
50.0
58.2
3
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
60
12/29/1961
PHI PHI
LAL LAL
48
26
3
24
43
55.8
12
19
63.2
58.4
1
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
60
12/1/1961
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
48
21
4
22
47
46.8
16
26
61.5
51.3
1
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
59
2/8/1962
PHI PHI
NYK NYK
48
24
0
23
37
62.2
13
19
68.4
65.0
0
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
59
12/25/1961
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
58
36
0
23
44
52.3
13
22
59.1
55.0
3
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
3/4/1962
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
48
35
4
24
41
58.5
10
16
62.5
60.4
0
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
11/8/1961
PHI PHI
@
DET DET
48
23
1
23
46
50.0
12
19
63.2
53.3
3
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
11/4/1961
PHI PHI
vs
DET DET
48
33
0
24
48
50.0
10
16
62.5
52.7
1
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
57
12/19/1961
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
48
25
1
24
47
51.1
9
14
64.3
53.6
0
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
57
10/20/1961
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
48
32
1
24
46
52.2
9
17
52.9
53.3
2
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
11/17/1961
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
48
32
2
24
48
50.0
8
19
42.1
49.7
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