The third American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 24, 1970, at Indiana State Fair Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana before an audience at 11,932. Bobby Leonard of the Indiana Pacers coached the East, with Babe McCarthy of the New Orleans Buccaneers coached the West.
Rookie Spencer Haywood of the Denver Rockets was named MVP of the game after a 23-point, 19 point, and 7-blocked shot performance. [1] Haywood would go on to be named ABA Rookie of the Year and ABA MVP for the regular season that same year.
Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
West | 34 | 27 | 25 | 42 | 128 |
East | 18 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 98 |
Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
Spencer Haywood, DNR | 39 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 23 |
Larry Jones, DNR | 36 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 30 |
Rick Barry, WSA | 27 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
Cincinnatus Powell, DAL | 26 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
Steve Jones, NOB | 18 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
John Beasley, DAL | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
Warren Jabali, WSA | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Larry Brown, WSA | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jimmy Jones, NOB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Glen Combs, DAL | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Gerald Govan, NOB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Warren Davis, LAS | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Red Robbins, NOB (injured) | ||||||||||
Totals | 240 | 48 | 95 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 69 | 20 | 128 |
Player, Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | PTS |
Bob Netolicky, IND | 33 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
Roger Brown, IND | 28 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
Louie Dampier, KEN | 26 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
Mel Daniels, IND | 26 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
Doug Moe, CAR | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Donnie Freeman, MMF | 24 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
Bob Verga, CAR | 16 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
Levern Tart, NYN | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Gene Moore, KEN | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Darel Carrier, KEN | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Freddie Lewis, IND | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Charles Williams, PTP | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Totals | 240 | 39 | 121 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 60 | 22 | 98 |
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