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March 12, 1996 - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf of the Denver Nuggets, formerly Chris Jackson, was suspended without pay by the NBA after refusing to stand during the national anthem before games. A compromise was reached when he said he would stand and pray during the anthem; the flag, he said, was a “symbol of tyranny and oppression” and thus his Muslim faith would not allow him to pay respect to it. High-res

March 12, 1996 - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf of the Denver Nuggets, formerly Chris Jackson, was suspended without pay by the NBA after refusing to stand during the national anthem before games. A compromise was reached when he said he would stand and pray during the anthem; the flag, he said, was a “symbol of tyranny and oppression” and thus his Muslim faith would not allow him to pay respect to it.

  March 10, 1963 - Playing for the San Francisco Warriors, Wilt Chamberlain scored 70 points in a 163-148 loss to Syracuse, one of six 70-plus point games in his career. He collected 27 field goals and 27 free throws in the contest. Chamberlain still owns six of the top ten scoring performances in NBA history. March 10, 1963 - 70 pts., San Francisco Warriors 148 vs Syracuse Nationals 163 (L) November 3, 1962 - 72 pts., San Francisco Warriors 115 vs Los Angeles Lakers 127 (L) November 16, 1962 - 73 pts., San Francisco Warriors 127 vs New York Knicks 111 (W) January 13, 1962 - 73 pts., Philadelphia Warriors 135 vs Chicago Packers 117 (W) December 8, 1961 - 78 pts., Philadelphia Warriors 147 vs Los Angeles Lakers 151 (L)  *3 O.T. March 2, 1962 - 100 pts., Philadelphia Warriors 169 vs New York Knicks 147 (W) High-res

 

March 10, 1963 - Playing for the San Francisco Warriors, Wilt Chamberlain scored 70 points in a 163-148 loss to Syracuse, one of six 70-plus point games in his career. He collected 27 field goals and 27 free throws in the contest.

Chamberlain still owns six of the top ten scoring performances in NBA history.

  • March 10, 1963 - 70 pts., San Francisco Warriors 148 vs Syracuse Nationals 163 (L)
  • November 3, 1962 - 72 pts., San Francisco Warriors 115 vs Los Angeles Lakers 127 (L)
  • November 16, 1962 - 73 pts., San Francisco Warriors 127 vs New York Knicks 111 (W)
  • January 13, 1962 - 73 pts., Philadelphia Warriors 135 vs Chicago Packers 117 (W)
  • December 8, 1961 - 78 pts., Philadelphia Warriors 147 vs Los Angeles Lakers 151 (L)  *3 O.T.
  • March 2, 1962 - 100 pts., Philadelphia Warriors 169 vs New York Knicks 147 (W)
March 7, 1970 – Notre Dame junior guard Austin Carr scored an NCAA tournament record 61 points in an opening round game versus Ohio University. The Irish defeated the Bearcats 112-82 in front of a capacity crowd of 13,450 at Dayton University. Carr still holds NCAA tournament records for most points in one game (61), most field goals in one game (25), and most field goals attempted in one game (44). His record scoring average of 50 points per game in seven NCAA playoff games may never be broken. High-res

March 7, 1970 – Notre Dame junior guard Austin Carr scored an NCAA tournament record 61 points in an opening round game versus Ohio University. The Irish defeated the Bearcats 112-82 in front of a capacity crowd of 13,450 at Dayton University.

Carr still holds NCAA tournament records for most points in one game (61), most field goals in one game (25), and most field goals attempted in one game (44). His record scoring average of 50 points per game in seven NCAA playoff games may never be broken.