most points in a game by a 2025-26 rookie in under 25 minutes

Cedric Coward has put up the most points by a rookie in a game with fewer than 25 minutes played this season, with 27 points against the Pacers on October 25.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a 2025-26 rookie in under 25 minutes

	NAME	PTS	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cedric Coward C. Coward	27	24	10/25/2025	MEM	vs	IND	6	4	1	0	9	13	69.2	6	6	100.0	3	4	75.0	91.5	2	4	0	1	+36
2	Cedric Coward C. Coward	19	25	11/20/2025	MEM	vs	SAC	4	4	0	0	7	13	53.8	4	9	44.4	1	1	100.0	70.7	1	3	1	4	+18
3	Collin Murray-Boyles C. Murray-Boyles	19	24	10/27/2025	TOR	@	SAS	3	1	3	1	7	13	53.8	3	5	60.0	2	4	50.0	64.4	1	2	2	2	-17
4	Jase Richardson J. Richardson	18	21	11/23/2025	ORL	@	BOS	5	2	0	0	7	11	63.6	3	4	75.0	1	1	100.0	78.7	1	4	0	1	+8
5	Tyrese Proctor T. Proctor	17	19	11/7/2025	CLE	@	WAS	2	3	0	0	5	6	83.3	5	6	83.3	2	3	66.7	116.1	1	1	1	2	+7
6	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	17	18	10/22/2025	NOP	@	MEM	0	2	0	0	7	10	70.0	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	75.1	0	0	2	2	-10
7	Micah Peavy M. Peavy	16	24	11/17/2025	NOP	vs	OKC	4	4	0	0	7	9	77.8	2	3	66.7	0	0		88.9	2	2	0	2	-16
8	Javon Small J. Small	16	21	10/25/2025	MEM	vs	IND	2	6	0	0	5	6	83.3	3	4	75.0	3	4	75.0	103.1	0	2	0	3	+18
9	Cedric Coward C. Coward	16	22	10/24/2025	MEM	vs	MIA	2	2	2	0	5	9	55.6	2	5	40.0	4	4	100.0	74.3	0	2	0	2	-9
10	Ace Bailey A. Bailey	15	21	11/21/2025	UTA	vs	OKC	2	3	3	0	6	9	66.7	3	5	60.0	0	0		83.3	1	1	2	1	+3
11	Drake Powell D. Powell	15	23	11/9/2025	BKN	@	NYK	2	3	1	1	5	8	62.5	3	3	100.0	2	2	100.0	84.5	0	2	3	3	-18
12	Will Richard W. Richard	15	19	11/9/2025	GSW	vs	IND	3	1	1	0	4	8	50.0	0	2	0.0	7	8	87.5	65.1	1	2	0	1	+19
13	Dylan Harper D. Harper	15	23	10/22/2025	SAS	@	DAL	4	2	0	0	7	14	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	2	0.0	50.4	1	3	4	5	+5
14	Tre Johnson T. Johnson	14	19	11/21/2025	WAS	@	TOR	2	2	0	1	5	8	62.5	3	5	60.0	1	2	50.0	78.8	0	2	1	0	-20
15	Egor Dëmin E. Dëmin	14	22	10/22/2025	BKN	@	CHA	5	2	1	0	4	6	66.7	4	6	66.7	2	2	100.0	101.7	0	5	2	3	-6
16	Cedric Coward C. Coward	14	22	10/22/2025	MEM	vs	NOP	3	1	2	1	5	5	100.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	103.6	0	3	0	2	+24
17	Noah Penda N. Penda	13	23	11/23/2025	ORL	@	BOS	8	4	0	1	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	1	1	100.0	100.9	4	4	0	2	+12
18	Ace Bailey A. Bailey	13	23	11/18/2025	UTA	@	LAL	1	1	1	0	6	12	50.0	1	6	16.7	0	0		54.2	1	0	1	3	+6
19	Derik Queen D. Queen	13	25	11/8/2025	NOP	@	SAS	5	8	0	2	5	14	35.7	1	4	25.0	2	2	100.0	43.7	1	4	4	3	0
20	Dylan Harper D. Harper	13	25	10/30/2025	SAS	vs	MIA	2	4	0	0	5	10	50.0	2	5	40.0	1	2	50.0	59.7	0	2	2	1	+6
21	Sion James S. James	13	20	10/26/2025	CHA	@	WAS	0	3	2	1	4	7	57.1	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	82.5	0	0	0	0	+13
22	David Jones Garcia D. Jones Garcia	12	19	11/20/2025	SAS	vs	ATL	5	6	3	1	5	7	71.4	1	1	100.0	1	2	50.0	76.1	1	4	1	1	+25
23	Maxime Raynaud M. Raynaud	12	21	11/20/2025	SAC	@	MEM	3	1	0	1	6	8	75.0	0	0		0	0		75.0	0	3	0	2	-12
24	Egor Dëmin E. Dëmin	12	23	11/18/2025	BKN	vs	BOS	3	4	1	0	4	10	40.0	4	7	57.1	0	0		60.0	1	2	4	1	-6
25	Tyrese Proctor T. Proctor	12	23	11/12/2025	CLE	@	MIA	2	2	0	0	4	15	26.7	2	8	25.0	2	2	100.0	37.8	0	2	0	4	+19