who has the most rebounds in a game before 1956

Before 1955-56, Neil Johnston grabbed the most boards in a game, with 39 boards against the Syracuse Nationals on December 4, 1954.

Interpreted as:
Who has the most rebounds in a regular-season game before 1956?
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
39
12/4/1954
vs
42
27
4
10
22
45.5
7
9
77.8
52.0
2
2George Mikan
G. Mikan
36
3/4/1952
@
41
2
11
28
39.3
19
21
90.5
55.0
5
3George Mikan
G. Mikan
36
1/20/1952
vs
61
22
45
48.9
17
21
81.0
56.2
4
4Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
35
12/28/1950
@
28
6
9
19
47.4
10
12
83.3
57.7
4
5Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
33
3/15/1953
@
30
9
12
15
80.0
5
6Larry Foust
L. Foust
32
1/5/1954
vs
16
4
8
10
80.0
3
7Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
31
11/30/1954
vs
20
7
6
9
66.7
2
8Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
31
3/2/1952
vs
20
8
4
10
40.0
2
9Ray Felix
R. Felix
30
2/17/1955
20
7
6
9
66.7
2
10Chuck Share
C. Share
30
2/15/1955
28
8
12
19
63.2
3
11Ray Felix
R. Felix
30
2/6/1954
@
24
9
6
8
75.0
4
12Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
30
2/6/1954
vs
12
3
6
8
75.0
1
13Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
30
1/16/1954
vs
27
6
15
17
88.2
2
14Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
29
1/14/1955
14
4
6
7
85.7
3
15Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
29
11/15/1953
vs
18
4
16
25.0
10
15
66.7
39.8
2
16Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
29
11/20/1952
21
1
7
24
29.2
7
9
77.8
37.6
5
17Jack Coleman
J. Coleman
28
2/5/1955
vs
37
11
6
5
10
50.0
1
1
100.0
52.7
0
18Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
28
11/25/1954
vs
39
28
5
11
20
55.0
6
7
85.7
60.7
0
19George Mikan
G. Mikan
28
1/14/1953
@
46
16
30
53.3
14
15
93.3
62.8
6
20Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
28
11/1/1952
vs
10
4
2
6
33.3
3
21Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
28
2/3/1952
vs
9
2
5
6
83.3
5
22George Yardley
G. Yardley
27
1/9/1955
vs
29
11
7
7
100.0
4
23Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
27
2/11/1954
@
20
3
6
19
31.6
8
10
80.0
42.7
6
24Arnie Risen
A. Risen
27
11/29/1952
vs
41
22
8
22
36.4
6
6
100.0
44.6
4
25Larry Foust
L. Foust
27
3/16/1952
vs
19
7
5
6
83.3
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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