Belt game 788 · November 17, 1956
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 92–87 at home to start reign 359 of the NBA belt, the 26th for the franchise.
Fort Wayne Pistons had held it since November 11, 1956, with 1 defense over 6 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on November 18, 1956.
359Reign number
26Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Chuck Noble | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-9 |
| Alex Hannum | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Red Rocha | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Houbregs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Bill Kenville | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-4 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-12 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-11 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Irv Bemoras | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).