1972 ABA All-Star Game

The 1972 American Basketball Association All-Star Game, the league's fifth,^[1] 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.^[2]

Dan Issel of the Kentucky Colonels was named MVP.^[2] Jim McDaniels scored 18 of his 24 points in the East's 45-point fourth quarter.^{[3]: 240, 259 [verification needed][2]}

Scoring

At halftime, the West led, 66–65; at end of the third quarter, the East led, 97–89.^[2] The East had a 45-point fourth quarter, leading to the final score of East 142, West 115.^{[3]: 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

Western Conference

Player, Team[2][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

Player, Team[2][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

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