most points in a game while shooting exactly 72 percent

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the most points in a game with a field-goal percentage of exactly 72.0, with 51 points against the Seattle SuperSonics on February 21, 1970.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a regular-season game while shooting exactly 72 percent
NAME PTS FG% DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
51
72.0
2/21/1970
MIL MIL
SEA SEA
43
8
3
18
25
15
23
65.2
72.6
4
2 Malachi Flynn
M. Flynn
50
72.0
4/3/2024
DET DET
@
ATL ATL
34
6
5
3
0
18
25
5
9
55.6
9
12
75.0
82.6
0
6
4
2
+14
3 LeBron James
L. James
50
72.0
3/11/2022
LAL LAL
vs
WAS WAS
36
7
6
0
1
18
25
6
9
66.7
8
8
100.0
87.7
0
7
3
3
+22
4 CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
50
72.0
1/31/2018
POR POR
vs
CHI CHI
29
5
2
1
0
18
25
6
9
66.7
8
8
100.0
87.7
1
4
3
1
+29
5 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
50
72.0
4/15/2007
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
42
8
3
2
0
18
25
3
6
50.0
11
13
84.6
81.4
2
6
1
2
+6
6 Rashard Lewis
R. Lewis
50
72.0
10/31/2003
SEA SEA
@
LAC LAC
37
8
4
0
1
18
25
4
7
57.1
10
13
76.9
81.4
2
6
0
1
+22
7 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
45
72.0
3/27/1989
NYK NYK
@
CHA CHA
37
14
0
3
4
18
25
0
0
9
10
90.0
76.5
4
10
6
3
8 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
45
72.0
12/11/1987
ATL ATL
@
GSW GSW
35
10
4
1
0
18
25
2
2
100.0
7
10
70.0
76.5
6
4
2
1
9 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
45
72.0
4/4/1976
BUF BUF
@
BOS BOS
45
10
3
18
25
9
10
90.0
76.5
6
10 Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
45
72.0
12/28/1974
HOU HOU
vs
BUF BUF
2
8
18
25
9
10
90.0
76.5
2
11 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
45
72.0
1/27/1962
CHI CHI
vs
SYR SYR
24
18
25
9
10
90.0
76.5
4
12 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
44
72.0
12/2/1960
STL STL
@
NYK NYK
47
17
18
25
8
11
72.7
73.7
3
13 Rick Barry
R. Barry
43
72.0
3/2/1974
GSW GSW
vs
CHI CHI
40
2
4
7
18
25
7
7
100.0
76.6
6
14 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
43
72.0
12/4/1962
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
15
18
25
7
9
77.8
74.2
3
15 Tony Parker
T. Parker
42
72.0
3/25/2009
SAS SAS
@
ATL ATL
39
3
10
1
0
18
25
0
0
6
6
100.0
76.0
0
3
2
2
+19
16 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
42
72.0
4/16/2008
SEA SEA
@
GSW GSW
43
13
6
1
2
18
25
1
2
50.0
5
6
83.3
76.0
3
10
5
0
+14
17 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
42
72.0
11/16/1988
PHI PHI
vs
CHI CHI
38
16
2
2
1
18
25
0
0
6
8
75.0
73.6
11
5
5
3
18 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
41
72.0
11/30/1994
ORL ORL
vs
SAC SAC
36
9
1
2
1
18
25
0
0
5
12
41.7
67.7
6
3
2
1
19 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
41
72.0
3/19/1991
NYK NYK
@
CHA CHA
33
8
7
0
3
18
25
0
0
5
5
100.0
75.4
1
7
2
3
20 Mike McGee
M. McGee
41
72.0
4/12/1985
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
32
9
4
2
0
18
25
0
1
0.0
5
8
62.5
71.9
6
3
5
4
21 Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
41
72.0
1/3/1984
DEN DEN
vs
SEA SEA
35
5
2
3
0
18
25
0
0
5
5
100.0
75.4
3
2
2
5
22 John Long
J. Long
41
72.0
12/13/1983
DET DET
@
DEN DEN
46
6
8
3
0
18
25
0
0
5
6
83.3
74.2
4
2
3
4
23 Billy Knight
B. Knight
41
72.0
12/3/1982
IND IND
vs
CLE CLE
39
6
2
1
0
18
25
0
1
0.0
5
5
100.0
75.4
2
4
0
0
24 Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
41
72.0
3/20/1977
BOS BOS
vs
KCK KCK
42
4
8
0
0
18
25
5
5
100.0
75.4
0
25 Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
41
72.0
1/2/1967
STL STL
DET DET
43
1
5
18
25
5
9
55.6
70.8
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
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Tue
4/29
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
6:00 PM
Fri
5/2
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
1:00 PM
Sun
5/4
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
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Clippers Clippers
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32
.610
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
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1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
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32
.610
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
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44
38
.537
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/23
DAL DAL
@
BKN BKN
120-101
Sun
3/23
PHI PHI
@
NOP NOP
99-112
Sun
3/23
CHI CHI
@
DEN DEN
129-119
Sun
3/23
BOS BOS
@
SAC SAC
113-95
Sun
3/23
MIL MIL
@
PHX PHX
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
4/29
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
6:00 PM
Tue
4/29
DET DET
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Tue
4/29
ORL ORL
@
BOS BOS
8:30 PM
Tue
4/29
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Wed
4/30
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
7:30 PM