The 1972 American Basketball Association All-Star Game, the league's fifth,[ citation needed ] 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. [1]
Dan Issel of the Kentucky Colonels was named MVP. [1] Jim McDaniels scored 18 of his 24 points in the East's 45-point fourth quarter. [2] : 240, 259 [ verification needed ] [1]
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At halftime, the West led, 66–65; at end of the third quarter, the East led, 97–89.[ citation needed ] The East had a 45-point fourth quarter, leading to the final score of East 142, West 115. [2] : 240, 259 [ verification needed ]
| Score by Periods: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| West | 31 | 35 | 23 | 26 | 115 |
| East | 36 | 29 | 32 | 45 | 142 |
| 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 |
| Art Becker, DNR | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 240 | 45 | 100 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 49 | 17 | 115 |
| 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 |
Officials for the game were John Vanak and Bob Serafin.[ citation needed ]
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