List of most points scored by an individual player in an NCAA men’s basketball championship game
Updated: November 2025
List of the top 12 most points scored in an NCAA basketball men’s championship game. Sourced from ncaa.com and Fox Sports:
44 Bill Walton, UCLA, 1973, 87-66 win over Memphis State, in St. Louis
42 Gail Goodrich, UCLA, 1965, 91-80 win over Michigan, in Portland
41 Jack Givens, Kentucky, 1978, 94-88 win over Duke, in St. Louis
37 Zach Edey, Purdue, 2024, 75-60 loss to Connecticut, in Glendale, Ariz.
37 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), UCLA, 1969, 92-72 win over Purdue, in Louisville
35 John Morton, Seton Hall, 1989, 80-79 loss to Michigan, in Seattle
34 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), UCLA, 1968, 78-55 win over North Carolina, in Los Angeles
34 Kevin Grevey, Kentucky, 1975, 92-85 loss to UCLA, in San Diego
33 Clyde Lovellette, Kansas, 1952, 80-63 win over St. John’s, in Seattle
31 Danny Manning, Kansas, 1988, 83-79 win over Oklahoma, in Kansas City, Mo.
31 Glen Rice, Michigan, 1989, 80-79 win over Seton Hall, in Seattle
31 Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova, 2018, 79-62 win over Michigan, in San Antonio