1972 ABA All-Star Game

The 1972 American Basketball Association All-Star Game, the league's fifth,[citation needed] was played to a win by the East, 142–115, on January 29, 1972, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky; it was played before a crowd of 15,738, with Joe Mullaney of the Kentucky Colonels coaching the East, and LaDell Andersen of the Utah Stars coaching the West.[1]

Dan Issel of the Kentucky Colonels was named MVP.[1] Jim McDaniels scored 18 of his 24 points in the East's 45-point fourth quarter.[2]: 240, 259 [verification needed][1]

Scoring

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At halftime, the West led, 66–65; at end of the third quarter, the East led, 97–89.[citation needed] The East had a 45-point fourth quarter, leading to the final score of East 142, West 115.[2]: 240, 259 [verification needed]

Score by Periods: 1 2 3 4 Final
West 31 35 23 26 115
East 36 29 32 45 142

Statistics

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Western Conference

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Player, Team[1][verification needed] MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA REB AST PTS
Willie Wise, UTS 33 5 8 0 0 5 7 9 3 15
Zelmo Beaty, UTS 27 7 11 0 0 1 1 7 0 15
Mel Daniels, IND 26 8 14 0 0 5 8 9 1 21
Roger Brown, IND 25 2 7 0 2 0 1 6 2 4
Donnie Freeman, DLC 21 3 8 0 0 7 8 5 2 13
Ralph Simpson, DNR 20 6 14 0 1 0 1 1 0 12
Steve Jones, DLC 19 3 7 1 1 2 2 2 3 9
Freddie Lewis, IND 18 7 13 1 2 3 4 1 1 18
Glen Combs, UTS 18 1 8 0 3 0 0 0 3 2
Wendell Ladner, CAR 14 2 5 0 2 0 0 6 1 4
Wil Jones, MMP 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
Art Becker, DNR 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 240 45 100 2 11 23 32 49 17 115

Eastern Conference

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Player, Team[1][verification needed] MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA REB AST PTS
Artis Gilmore, KEN 27 4 5 0 0 6 10 10 2 14
Rick Barry, NYN 26 2 10 0 0 0 1 12 8 4
Julius Erving, VIR 25 9 15 0 0 2 2 6 3 20
Dan Issel, KEN 23 9 13 0 0 3 4 9 5 21
Charlie Scott, VIR 23 9 21 0 1 2 3 4 3 20
John Brisker, PTC 21 3 10 0 1 2 3 5 3 8
Jim McDaniels, CAR 20 11 15 0 0 2 3 11 1 24
Bill Melchionni, NYN 18 2 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 5
George Thompson, PTC 17 5 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 10
Warren Jabali, FLO 17 2 8 0 1 0 0 9 1 4
Mack Calvin, FLO 14 4 7 0 0 2 0 2 4 10
Louie Dampier, KEN 9 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 2
Totals 240 61 121 0 7 20 29 71 37 142

Other details

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Officials for the game were John Vanak and Bob Serafin.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Basketball-Reference.com Staff (March 7, 2024). "1972 ABA All-Star Game / East 142, West 115". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024. See information contained in the "More game info" dropdown.
  2. ^ a b Sachare, Alex (1994). The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Villard Books. ISBN 0679432930. Retrieved March 7, 2024. Note, no source to date presents text content allowing verification.

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