This day in NY sports history: Wilt scores 100
Friday, March 2, 1962
Philadelphia Warriors star Wilt Chamberlain put forth the greatest offensive performance in NBA history, scoring a record 100 points in a 169-147 win against the visiting Knicks in Hershey, Pa., before a tiny crowd of 4,124.
Chamberlain, a 7-1 center, shattered his own record of 78 points, set earlier that season. He hit 36 of 63 field-goal attempts and the career 51-percent free throw shooter connected on 28 of 32 from the line. Chamberlain, who also had 25 rebounds, dominated in the paint with his signature fall-away jump shot.
He went on to average 50.4 points per game that season.
Richie Guerin led the Knicks with 39 points and Cleveland Buckner had 33.
Warriors 169, Knicks 147
At Hershey, Pa.
Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors holds a sign reading "100" in the dressing room in Hershey, Pa., after he scored 100 points against the Knicks. (March 2, 1962) Credit: AP File Photo (1962)
KNICKS (147)
Naulls 9-13-31; Green 3-0-6; Imhoff 3-1-7; Guerin 13-13-39; Butler 4-0-8; Buckner 16-1-33; Budd 6-1-13; Butcher 3-4-10; Totals: 57-33-147.
WARRIORS (169)
Arizin 7-2-16; Meschery 7-2-16; Chamberlain 36-28-100; Rodgers 1-9-11; Attles 8-1-17; Larese 4-1-9; Totals: 63-43-169.
FILE -- Philadelphia Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain, right, scores his 100th point, setting an NBA record, during a game against the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pa., in this March 3, 1962 photo. Chamberlain, one of the most dominant players in the history of basketball and the only one to score 100 points in an NBA game, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 63. ( AP Photo / file ) Credit: AP Photo/
Knicks: 26 - 42 - 38 - 41 -- 147
Warriors: 42 - 37 - 46 - 44 -- 169
