Question: who holds the record for most points in a basketball game
Answer: 272 SWED ! Sweden Wermelin , Mats Mats Wermelin 000000001974 - 02 - 05 - 0000 February 5 , 1974 272 -- 0 -- -- ( show ) According to Guinness World Records , Wermelin , a 13 - year - old boy , scored all 272 points in the shutout win in Stockholm during a regional boys tournament .