Belt game 929 · March 7, 1958
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Syracuse Nationals 102–100 at home to start reign 422 of the NBA belt, the 35th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since March 5, 1958, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on March 9, 1958.
422Reign number
35Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 11-12 |
| Bob Hopkins | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 5-5 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 0-2 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 0-2 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-7 | — | 1-1 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 39 | 25 | 0 | — | — | 15-27 | — | 9-13 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-14 | — | 5-9 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 0-1 |
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 6-6 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 3-7 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Walt Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).