Belt game 911 · February 1, 1958
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 97–91 on the road to start reign 414 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since January 30, 1958, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on February 4, 1958.
414Reign number
38Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 29 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13-14 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 28 | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-15 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Togo Palazzi | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-6 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Bob Hopkins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foust | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-7 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 13 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Art Spoelstra | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).