Top NCAA Tournament single-game scorers
February 7, 2009
While coaches preach balance and spreading the ball around, there are games when even the most diehard of strategists is left to sit back in wonder at the sight of individual brilliance.
The NCAA Tournament has produced its share of breathtaking scorers. Some played for teams that simply needed to rely on one star. Others were surrounded by players who willingly gave up their own stats in the interest of the greater good.
Here’s a list of the Top 10 individual scoring games in Tournament history. If you are Notre Dame-ex Austin Carr, it’s a pleasant trip down NCAA memory lane:
| Player | Game | Year | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Carr | Notre Dame vs. Ohio | 1970 | 61 |
| Bill Bradley | Princeton vs. Wichita State | 1965 | 58 |
| Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati vs. Arkansas | 1958 | 56 |
| Austin Carr | Notre Dame vs. Kentucky | 1970 | 52 |
| Austin Carr | Notre Dame vs. TCU | 1971 | 52 |
| David Robinson | Navy vs. Michigan | 1987 | 50 |
| Elvin Hayes | Loyola (Illinois) | 1968 | 49 |
| Hal Lear | Temple vs. SMU | 1956 | 48 |
| Austin Carr | Notre Dame vs. Houston | 1971 | 47 |
| Dave Corzine | DePaul vs. Louisville | 1978 | 46 |
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