The first American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 9, 1968, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, before an audience of 10,872. Jim Pollard (Minnesota Muskies) coached the Eastern Conference team, while Babe McCarthy (New Orleans Buccaneers) coached the West.
Mel Daniels helped take the East team to victory by leading all players with 22 points and 15 rebounds, but Larry Brown of the losing West squad was named MVP. Joe Belmont and Ron Feiereisel officiated the game.
| Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| West | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 120 |
| East | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 126 |
Western Conference edit
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
| Doug Moe, NOB | 29 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| Larry Jones, DNR | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 14 |
| Levern Tart, OAK | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Cliff Hagan, DLC | 24 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| John Beasley, DLC | 24 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Larry Brown, NOB | 22 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| Art Becker, HSM | 19 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Jimmy Jones, NOB | 19 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Red Robbins, NOB | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Ben Warley, ANA | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Larry Bunce, ANA | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DeWitt Menyard, HSM | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Verga, DLC (military service) | ||||||||||
| Totals | 240 | 48 | 104 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 43 | 26 | 120 |
Eastern Conference edit
| Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
| Mel Daniels, MNM | 29 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| Louie Dampier, KEN | 29 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Roger Brown, IND | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Connie Hawkins, PTP | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Donnie Freeman, MNM | 24 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| Darel Carrier, KEN | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Les Hunter, MNM | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Bob Netolicky, IND | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Freddie Lewis, IND | 18 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Tony Jackson, NJA | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Randolph Mahaffey, KEN | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Chico Vaughn, PTP | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 240 | 50 | 114 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 62 | 16 | 126 |
- Halftime — East, 61-59
- Third Quarter — East, 92-91
References edit
- Erving, Julius; Stern, David; Sachare, Alex (1994). The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia (2nd Revised ed.). New York: Villard Books. p. 258. ISBN 0679432930.
- "1968 ABA All-Star Game". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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