Belt game 769 · March 21, 1956 · playoffs
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 116–115 on the road to start reign 351 of the NBA belt, the 24th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since March 19, 1956, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 25, 1956.
351Reign number
24Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11-20 | — | 9-16 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 6-7 |
| Whitey Skoog | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 3-8 |
| Ed Kalafat | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 11-14 |
| George Mikan | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 4-4 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 7-8 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 6-7 |
| Chuck Mencel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14-24 | — | 13-19 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 4-7 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 8-8 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 5-6 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 1-5 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Alex Hannum | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 3-7 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 1-1 |
| Jack Stephens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).