Before the Baltimore Bullets selected him as the No. 1 pick in the 1954 NBA draft, Frank Selvy made history by scoring the most points in an NCAA Division I men's basketball game. The former Furman guard and two-time NCAA scoring champion racked up 100 points in a 149-95 rout of Newberry College on Feb. 13, 1954.
Selvy went 41-for-66 from the field, made 18 of his 22 free throw attempts and added 13 rebounds in the blowout victory. While Selvy's 100-point game remains a Division I record, it came against a Division II program.
In November 2025, Duke forward Cameron Boozer scored 35 points for the Blue Devils in their 100-62 victory over Indiana State. His performance tied the second-most points in a game for a Duke freshman, behind only Cooper Flagg's 42 during the 2024-25 season against Notre Dame.
Take a look at the players with the highest-scoring games in Division I men's basketball (against fellow D-I opponents) below:
72 points
Kevin Bradshaw (Alliant International) vs. Loyola Marymount on Jan. 5, 1991
69 points
Pete Maravich (LSU) vs. Alabama on Feb. 7, 1970
68 points
Calvin Murphy (Niagara) vs. Syracuse on Dec. 7, 1968
66 points
Anthony Roberts (Oral Roberts) vs. North Carolina A&T on Feb. 19, 1977
Pete Maravich (LSU) vs. Tulane on Feb. 10, 1969
Jay Handlan (Washington and Lee) vs. Furman on Feb. 17, 1951
65 points
Scott Haffner (Evansville) vs. Dayton on Feb. 18, 1989
Anthony Roberts (Oral Roberts) vs. Oregon on March 9, 1977
64 points
Pete Maravich (LSU) vs. Kentucky on Feb. 21, 1970
63 points
Ryan Toolson (Utah Valley) vs. Chicago State (4OT) on Jan. 29, 2009
Hersey Hawkins (Bradley) vs. Detroit Mercy on Feb. 22, 1988
Johnny Neumann (Ole Miss) vs. LSU on Jan. 30, 1971
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