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. See information contained in the "More game info" dropdown.

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. Note, no source to date presents text content allowing verification.

Scoring

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: 1234Final West 31 35 23 26 115 East 36 29 32 45 142

Statistics Western Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAREBASTPTS 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 MINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAREBASTPTS 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.

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Further reading

External links ABA All Star Games at RemembertheABA.com