Belt game 1,099 · February 22, 1960
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 113–103 on the road to start reign 504 of the NBA belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since February 21, 1960, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on February 24, 1960.
504Reign number
50Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 21 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-9 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-8 |
| Si Green | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy LaRusso | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Frank Selvy | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-9 |
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 20 | 20 | 7 | — | — | 5-22 | — | 10-13 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).