March Madness is a single elimination contest for college basketball teams. The tournament takes place each spring and is one of the most popular sporting events in the United States. Austin Carr of Notre Dame scored a record 61 points in a single game against Ohio in the first round of the 1970 edition of the tournament.
Most individual points scored in a single March Madness game as of 2022
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (March 7, 2023). Most individual points scored in a single March Madness game as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106701/individual-points-scored-march-madness-game/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. "Most individual points scored in a single March Madness game as of 2022." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106701/individual-points-scored-march-madness-game/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2023). Most individual points scored in a single March Madness game as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106701/individual-points-scored-march-madness-game/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. "Most Individual Points Scored in a Single March Madness Game as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106701/individual-points-scored-march-madness-game/
National Collegiate Athletic Association, Most individual points scored in a single March Madness game as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106701/individual-points-scored-march-madness-game/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Most individual points scored in a single March Madness game as of 2022 [Graph], National Collegiate Athletic Association, March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106701/individual-points-scored-march-madness-game/