Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA game on March 2, 1962 for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks. He made 36 of 63 field goal attempts and 28 of 32 free throw attempts to reach the century mark in only 46 minutes of playing time. Chamberlain's record-setting performance helped the Warriors defeat the Knicks 169-147 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.