Belt game 1,310 · October 31, 1962
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat St. Louis Hawks 126–108 on the road to start reign 599 of the NBA belt, the 55th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since October 30, 1962, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 14 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on November 14, 1962.
599Reign number
55Team's reign
2Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Kerr | 30 | 24 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 9-13 | — | 6-6 |
| Hal Greer | 37 | 21 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 3-3 |
| Chet Walker | 31 | 17 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 5-6 |
| Len Chappell | 18 | 17 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 7-11 | — | 3-8 |
| Dolph Schayes | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 4-4 |
| Lee Shaffer | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Gambee | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 4-6 |
| Larry Costello | 33 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 4-5 |
| Paul Neumann | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 4-4 |
| Joe Roberts | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Al Bianchi | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Porter Meriwether | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 34 | 29 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 13-16 |
| John Barnhill | 33 | 20 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Cliff Hagan | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 3-7 |
| Phil Jordon | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Barney Cable | 28 | 13 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 5-10 |
| Nick Mantis | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Charles Vaughn | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Duffy | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 1-4 |
| Robert Nordmann | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Farmer | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0-7 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).