1972 ABA All-Star Game
The fifth American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played January 29, 1972 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky before an audience at 15,738. Joe Mullaney of the Kentucky Colonels coached the East, with LaDell Andersen of the Utah Stars coached the West.
Jim McDaniels scored 18 of his 24 points in the East's 45 point fourth quarter.[1] Dan Issel of the Kentucky Colonels was named MVP.
| Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| West | 31 | 35 | 23 | 26 | 115 |
| East | 36 | 29 | 32 | 45 | 142 |
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 |
| Arthur 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 |
- Halftime — West, 66-65
- Third Quarter — East, 97-89
- Officials: John Vanak and Bob Serafin
- Attendance: 15,738.
References
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 240. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 259. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
- basketball-reference.com. "1970 ABA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
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