James Harden outscored seven NCAA Tournament teams on Friday

By ADAM ZAGORIA

With his career-high tying 61-point outburst against the Spurs on Friday, James Harden outscored seven NCAA Tournament teams:

Iowa State – 59

VCU – 58

Northern Kentucky – 57

Gardner Webb – 56

Georgia State – 55

Wisconsin – 54

Saint Louis – 52

Utah State scored 61 in a loss to Washington, so Harden had as many or more points than eight NCAA Tournament teams.

In his last two games, he’s scored 118 points.

Highest scoring games in the NBA this season:
James Harden: 61
James Harden: 61
Kemba Walker: 60
James Harden: 58
James Harden: 58
James Harden: 57
James Harden: 57
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) March 23, 2019

James Harden tied his career-high in points in a win against the Spurs ? pic.twitter.com/0YrsPgEx9k
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 23, 2019

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.