Belt game 932 · March 12, 1958
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 96–89 on the road to start reign 424 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since March 9, 1958, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 15, 1958.
424Reign number
37Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Bo Erias | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Frank Selvy | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Stokes | 0 | 24 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12-17 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| George King | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Paxson | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Dick Ricketts | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Richie Regan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).