Cold Hard Facts: Heinsohn Totaled 93 Points and Rebounds in Game vs. BC
December 12th, 2021 - 9:22
When Holy Cross All-American Tommy Heinsohn passed away last year, most observers dwelled upon his many significant achievements with the Boston Celtics. But there should have been much more than a cursory mention of him achieving status as the only player in NCAA history to collect more than 50 points and 40 rebounds in a single game against a major-college opponent (51/42 vs. Boston College in his next-to-last collegiate contest in 1955-56). Heinsohn is the headliner regarding the following handful of Herculean players - only one in the last 54 years (Oklahoma's Wayman Tisdale) - providing a total of more than 80 points and rebounds in a single contest against an NCAA Division I foe (minimum of more than 35 points and 20 rebounds):
| DI Player | School | Total (Points/Rebounds) | DI Opponent | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | Holy Cross | 93 (51 points/42 rebounds) | Boston College | 3-1-56 | W 111-75 |
| Bill Chambers | William & Mary | 88 (37 points/51 rebounds) | Virginia | 2-14-53 | W 105-84 |
| Lew Alcindor | UCLA | 85 (61 points/24 rebounds) | Washington State | 2-25-67 | W 100-78 |
| Ronnie Shavlik | North Carolina State | 84 (49 points /35 rebounds) | Villanova | 1-29-55 | L 91-78 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | Kansas | 83 (52 points/31 rebounds) | Northwestern | 12-5-56 | W 91-70 |
| Wayman Tisdale | Oklahoma | 83 (61 points/22 rebounds) | Texas-San Antonio | 12-28-83 | W 112-72 |