On March 6, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in one game. No one has ever beaten that.
Score as many points as you can, and preventing the other team from scoring. And have the most points after all four quarters.
In a standard basketball game, if a team scores 44 points over the course of four quarters, that averages to 11 points per quarter. This scoring can vary in each quarter, but the total remains 44 points. A team might score more in some quarters and less in others, but the cumulative total across all four quarters is what matters.
A Basketball game has four quarters.
There were and have always been four quarters.
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Quarters
four quarters in a basketball game
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A professional basketball game is made up of 4 quarters.
Four twelve minute quarters.
Austin Carr for ND Austin Carr scored 61 points vs. Ohio University in an NCAA game, but it was not a Final Four game. Bill Bradley has the record: 58 points vs. Wichita State in 1965.