how many players have scored 50 points in a game before 1/4/1973

Spencer Haywood posted 51 points against the Kansas City-Omaha Kings on January 3, 1973.

Interpreted as:

How many players have scored 50 or more points in a regular-season game before 1/4/1973?

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	1/3/1973	51	SEA	vs	KCO	48	18	2	15	33	45.5	21	27	77.8	56.8	3
2	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	12/6/1972	53	BAL	vs	POR	42	1	4	22	31	71.0	9	11	81.8	73.9	0
3	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	11/18/1972	51	KCO	vs	HOU	48	1	14	17	34	50.0	17	18	94.4	60.8	4
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3/17/1972	50	MIL	@	LAL	46	8	2	22	39	56.4	6	8	75.0	58.8	3
5	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	2/23/1972	55	CIN	vs	POR	44	3	7	20	31	64.5	15	19	78.9	69.9	0
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2/18/1972	53	MIL	vs	PHI		13	9	18	28	64.3	17	22	77.3	70.3
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2/13/1972	51	MIL	@	BOS	48	17	7	21	36	58.3	9	14	64.3	60.5	2
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2/9/1972	53	MIL	@	CLE	48	14	8	23	31	74.2	7	9	77.8	75.8	1
9	Chet Walker C. Walker	2/6/1972	56	CHI	vs	CIN	36	4	2	22	30	73.3	12	13	92.3	78.4	1
10	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	2/5/1972	50	ATL	vs	CLE	44	4	2	20	27	74.1	10	13	76.9	76.4	4
11	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	1/16/1972	50	ATL	vs	PHI	47	3	6	18	29	62.1	14	16	87.5	69.4	3
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	12/10/1971	55	MIL	vs	BOS	47	17	3	23	36	63.9	9	11	81.8	67.3	4
13	Dave Bing D. Bing	2/21/1971	54	DET	vs	CHI	46	7	3	22	38	57.9	10	10	100.0	63.7	3
14	Walt Wesley W. Wesley	2/19/1971	50	CLE	vs	CIN	44	12	1	20	34	58.8	10	14	71.4	62.3	3
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1/27/1971	53	MIL	@	BOS	48	14	7	22	31	71.0	9	14	64.3	71.3	2
16	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	11/20/1970	50	SDR	vs	SEA	48	25	3	18	35	51.4	14	16	87.5	59.5	1
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	11/4/1970	53	MIL	@	CLE	45	11	3	20	32	62.5	13	14	92.9	69.4	4
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2/21/1970	51	MIL		SEA	43	8	3	18	25	72.0	15	23	65.2	72.6	4
19	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	11/10/1969	57	ATL		CHI	38	8	8	25	34	73.5	7	8	87.5	76.0	4
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2/9/1969	66	LAL	vs	PHX	48	27	4	29	35	82.9	8	18	44.4	76.9	1
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1/26/1969	60	LAL		CIN		21		22	36	61.1	16	24	66.7	64.4	1
22	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	11/13/1968	54	SDR	vs	DET	48	22		20	45	44.4	14	17	82.4	51.4	2
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3/18/1968	53	PHI	vs	LAL	48	32	14	24	29	82.8	5	10	50.0	79.3	0
24	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	2/13/1968	56	BAL	vs	LAL	51	7	3	20	33	60.6	16	22	72.7	65.6	4
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	12/20/1967	53	PHI	@	SEA	45	38	6	20	23	87.0	13	26	50.0	76.9	2