Philadelphia Warriors 169, New York Knicks 147
March 2, 1962
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 4,124
Philadelphia Warriors Box Score
| Player |
FGM |
FGA |
FTM |
FTA |
PTS |
| Paul Arizin |
7 |
18 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
| Tom Meschery |
7 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
| Wilt Chamberlain |
36 |
63 |
28 |
32 |
100 |
| Guy Rodgers |
1 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
| Al Attles |
8 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
| York Larese |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
| Ed Conlin |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Joe Ruklick |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Ted Luckenbill |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
63 |
115 |
43 |
52 |
169 |
New York Knicks Box Score
| Player |
FGM |
FGA |
FTM |
FTA |
PTS |
| Willie Naulls |
9 |
22 |
13 |
15 |
31 |
| Johnny Green |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Darrall Imhoff |
3 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
| Richie Guerin |
13 |
29 |
13 |
17 |
39 |
| Al Butler |
4 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Cleveland Buckner |
16 |
26 |
1 |
1 |
33 |
| Dave Budd |
6 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
| Donnie Butcher |
3 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
| Totals |
57 |
118 |
33 |
41 |
147 |
Scoring by Quarter
| Team |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Philadelphia Warriors |
42 |
37 |
46 |
44 |
169 |
| New York Knicks |
26 |
42 |
38 |
41 |
147 |
Wilt Chamberlain Quarter-by-Quarter
| Quarter |
MIN |
FGM |
FGA |
FTM |
FTA |
REB |
AST |
PTS |
| 1st |
12 |
7 |
14 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
23 |
| 2nd |
12 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
| 3rd |
12 |
10 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
28 |
| 4th |
12 |
12 |
21 |
7 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
31 |
| Total |
48 |
36 |
63 |
28 |
32 |
25 |
2 |
100 |
Game Information
Date: March 2, 1962
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 4,124
Officials: Willie Smith and Pete D'Ambrosio
Final Score: Philadelphia Warriors 169,
New York Knicks 147
The 100-Point Performance
Wilt Chamberlain scored 23 points in the first quarter, 18 in the
second, 28 in the third and 31 in the fourth to finish with exactly
100 points. He made 36 of 63 field-goal attempts and an extraordinary
28 of 32 free throws.
Chamberlain also collected 25 rebounds and 2 assists while playing
all 48 minutes. Philadelphia scored 169 points as a team, while New
York finished with 147.
The performance remains one of the most famous individual games in
basketball history and the NBA's single-game scoring record.
