The 9 highest individual scoring performances in college basketball

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The 9 highest individual scoring performances in college basketball NCAA.com

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As it turns out, scoring a ridiculous amount of points may not be great for your team. We looked at the nine highest-scoring individual games in history against DI competition — and only four actually came in a win. Still, there's no denying the individual efforts' prestige.

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Here is each one:

9 Pete Maravich LSU — 64 points

Feb. 21, 1970 vs. Kentucky Pete Maravich owns the first, second, and third highest point-per-game total in Division I history.

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Liam Wilson 8 minutes ago

So, yeah, he appears on this list a couple times. In 1970, Maravich scored 1,381 points, averaging 4...

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Sophia Chen 7 minutes ago

But LSU went 22-10 on the season, and even when Maravich played lights out, LSU was beatable. The Ti...

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Victoria Lopez Member

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So, yeah, he appears on this list a couple times. In 1970, Maravich scored 1,381 points, averaging 44.5 per game — both good for the most ever.

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Andrew Wilson 1 minutes ago

But LSU went 22-10 on the season, and even when Maravich played lights out, LSU was beatable. The Ti...

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T7 Scott Haffner Evansville — 65 points

Feb. 18, 1989 vs. Dayton Haffner had one advan...

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David Cohen Member

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But LSU went 22-10 on the season, and even when Maravich played lights out, LSU was beatable. The Tigers lost this game to Kentucky 121-105.

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T7 Scott Haffner Evansville — 65 points

Feb. 18, 1989 vs. Dayton Haffner had one advan...

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And Haffner made the most of it. The 6-4 senior guard was a ridiculous 23-for-29 from the field, inc...

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T7 Scott Haffner Evansville — 65 points

Feb. 18, 1989 vs. Dayton Haffner had one advantage Maravich did not — the 3-point line.

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And Haffner made the most of it. The 6-4 senior guard was a ridiculous 23-for-29 from the field, inc...

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"A Dayton player was at the free throw line . . .I just happened to glance into the crowd....

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Christopher Lee Member

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And Haffner made the most of it. The 6-4 senior guard was a ridiculous 23-for-29 from the field, including, 11-for-13 from beyond the arc against Dayton in this game. This quote from the on the game is great: “I really didn't know how many I had until fairly late in the game," he said.

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"A Dayton player was at the free throw line . . .I just happened to glance into the crowd.

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One of the fans held up five fingers on one hand and one on the other." Evansville would win, 109-83...

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Hannah Kim 10 minutes ago

9, 1977 vs. Oregon It’s one thing to score 65 points in the postseason (Roberts’ tally broke the...

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One of the fans held up five fingers on one hand and one on the other." Evansville would win, 109-83.

T7 Anthony Roberts Oral Roberts — 65 points

Mar.

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Lily Watson Moderator

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9, 1977 vs. Oregon It’s one thing to score 65 points in the postseason (Roberts’ tally broke the record for NIT single-game scoring), but to do it in a game that had only 179 total points is crazy.

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Charlotte Lee 9 minutes ago

Roberts racked up 25 field goals and 15 free throws, but Oral Roberts fell to Oregon 90-89, thanks i...

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Roberts racked up 25 field goals and 15 free throws, but Oral Roberts fell to Oregon 90-89, thanks in large part to Greg Ballard’s 43 points — an Oregon record that was slightly overshadowed on the night.

T4 Anthony Roberts Oral Roberts — 66 points

Feb.

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19, 1977 vs. N.C....

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19, 1977 vs. N.C.

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Noah Davis 18 minutes ago

A&T Roberts' second entry on the list comes as a footnote in most accounts of the player's tenur...

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Audrey Mueller 26 minutes ago

Tulane Pete Maravich POURED IN 66 points vs Tulane 44 yrs ago today. No 3-point line, no problem....

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A&T Roberts' second entry on the list comes as a footnote in most accounts of the player's tenure with Oral Roberts, but his quote from the night — — stands on its own: "Roberts, the Oral Roberts guard who scored 66 against North Carolina A&T Saturday, reflected on his team play, saying "I even had two assists..." The Golden Eagles would win 110-64 to move to 17-5 on the season.

T4 Pete Maravich LSU — 66 points

Feb. 10, 1969 vs.

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David Cohen Member

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Tulane Pete Maravich POURED IN 66 points vs Tulane 44 yrs ago today. No 3-point line, no problem.

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Grace Liu 26 minutes ago

Scorebook via — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) You know you’re playing well when the scorekeeper r...

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Lily Watson 17 minutes ago

Despite Maravich’s 66 points (then his highest total ever), LSU lost 110-94. What’s more, this w...

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Scorebook via — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) You know you’re playing well when the scorekeeper runs out of room to record your points (see above). Looking at that box score also gives us a better idea of the Tigers’ game plan: LSU had 36 field goals (25 by Maravich) and only four assists.

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Despite Maravich’s 66 points (then his highest total ever), LSU lost 110-94. What’s more, this w...

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Mia Anderson 26 minutes ago

T4 Jay Handlan Washington & Lee — 66 points

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Amelia Singh Moderator

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Despite Maravich’s 66 points (then his highest total ever), LSU lost 110-94. What’s more, this wasn’t even the highest-scoring individual game this year, thanks to Niagara’s Calvin Murphy (more on that below).

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T4 Jay Handlan Washington & Lee — 66 points

Feb. 17, 1951 vs....

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T4 Jay Handlan Washington & Lee — 66 points

Feb. 17, 1951 vs.

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Natalie Lopez 47 minutes ago

Furman If you’re going to set an NCAA record, might as well set two at the same time, right? That�...

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Isabella Johnson 32 minutes ago

In 2018, Villanova took 2,440 shots — more than any other team — for an average of 61 per game. ...

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Liam Wilson Member

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Furman If you’re going to set an NCAA record, might as well set two at the same time, right? That’s what Jay Handlan did, taking 71 shots (an NCAA record) in a 97-82 win over Furman.

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In 2018, Villanova took 2,440 shots — more than any other team — for an average of 61 per game. ...

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7, 1968 vs. Syracuse It’s not every day that you score 110 points and lose a game, but Syracuse ca...

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Julia Zhang Member

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In 2018, Villanova took 2,440 shots — more than any other team — for an average of 61 per game. Again, Handlan had 71.

3 Calvin Murphy Niagara — 68 points

Dec.

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7, 1968 vs. Syracuse It’s not every day that you score 110 points and lose a game, but Syracuse ca...

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The 5-foot-9 guard added six assists and six rebounds, too (making for one of the more well-rounded ...

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Alexander Wang Member

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7, 1968 vs. Syracuse It’s not every day that you score 110 points and lose a game, but Syracuse can thank Murphy for that one.

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The 5-foot-9 guard added six assists and six rebounds, too (making for one of the more well-rounded ...

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Julia Zhang Member

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The 5-foot-9 guard added six assists and six rebounds, too (making for one of the more well-rounded 60-point games). From , the Orange's Bob Kouwe gave the first-hand perspective of guarding Murphy that night: "We had Ernie Austin guard him.

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Alexander Wang 42 minutes ago

We had John Suder guard him. We had Ray Balukas guard him. I guarded him....

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We had John Suder guard him. We had Ray Balukas guard him. I guarded him.

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But there was no way. None. He was the fastest human being you've ever seen....

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He could run faster dribbling than anybody could run without a ball, and he never mis-dribbled. So h...

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But there was no way. None. He was the fastest human being you've ever seen.

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Audrey Mueller Member

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He could run faster dribbling than anybody could run without a ball, and he never mis-dribbled. So how do you cover that?

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"We picked him up as soon as he crossed center court. We tried a box-and-one. We double-teamed him....

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We tripled-teamed him. We'd play defense on him when we had the ball on the offensive end, and I'm s...

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"We picked him up as soon as he crossed center court. We tried a box-and-one. We double-teamed him.

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We tripled-teamed him. We'd play defense on him when we had the ball on the offensive end, and I'm s...

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But it was fruitless. There was no playing Calvin Murphy....

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We tripled-teamed him. We'd play defense on him when we had the ball on the offensive end, and I'm serious about that.

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But it was fruitless. There was no playing Calvin Murphy....

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Liam Wilson Member

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But it was fruitless. There was no playing Calvin Murphy.

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Aria Nguyen 7 minutes ago

It was a total loss even trying."

2 Pete Maravich LSU — 69 points

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Grace Liu 25 minutes ago

Alabama Against Alabama, Maravich scored 47 points… in the second half. What may be more impressiv...

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Sophia Chen Member

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It was a total loss even trying."

2 Pete Maravich LSU — 69 points

Feb. 7, 1970 vs.

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Isabella Johnson 105 minutes ago

Alabama Against Alabama, Maravich scored 47 points… in the second half. What may be more impressiv...

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Mia Anderson Member

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Alabama Against Alabama, Maravich scored 47 points… in the second half. What may be more impressive than the 69 points is the fact that Maravich took 57 shots to get there.

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Grace Liu Member

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No, it’s no 71 like Handlan, but still crazy in its own right. Last year, Northern Colorado’s Andre Spight led Division I with 17.4 field goal attempts per game.

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Maravich more than tripled that. Despite giving up what would stand as the scoring record for 21 yea...

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Natalie Lopez 60 minutes ago

5, 1991 vs. Loyola Marymount United States International University basketball did not go quietly in...

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Liam Wilson Member

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Maravich more than tripled that. Despite giving up what would stand as the scoring record for 21 years, a 5-12 Alabama team was able to withstand the onslaught, beating LSU 106-104.

1 Kevin Bradshaw United States International — 72 points

Jan.

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5, 1991 vs. Loyola Marymount United States International University basketball did not go quietly in...

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Henry Schmidt Member

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5, 1991 vs. Loyola Marymount United States International University basketball did not go quietly into the night.

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