Belt game 1,100 · February 24, 1960
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 124–122 at home to start reign 505 of the NBA belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since February 22, 1960, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on February 25, 1960.
505Reign number
42Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 26 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 13-21 | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 0 | 25 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 9-11 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 3-5 |
| Si Green | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-6 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 33 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 13-24 | — | 7-9 |
| Phil Jordon | 0 | 20 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 8-9 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 1-2 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Phil Rollins | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 5-6 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 5-7 |
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Staverman | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).