Belt game 916 · February 11, 1958
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 107–105 at home to start reign 417 of the NBA belt, the 34th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 9, 1958, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on February 16, 1958.
417Reign number
34Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Sears | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14-17 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Guy Sparrow | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Art Spoelstra | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Brendan McCann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Walt Davis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Frank Selvy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).