The 1972 American Basketball Association All-Star Game, the league's fifth, 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.
Dan Issel of the Kentucky Colonels was named MVP. Jim McDaniels scored 18 of his 24 points in the East's 45-point fourth quarter.
Scoring
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At halftime, the West led, 66–65; at end of the third quarter, the East led, 97–89. The East had a 45-point fourth quarter, leading to the final score of East 142, West 115.
| Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| West | 31 | 35 | 23 | 26 | 115 |
| East | 36 | 29 | 32 | 45 | 142 |
Statistics
Western Conference
| Player, Team | 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
| Player, Team | 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
Officials for the game were John Vanak and Bob Serafin.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
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