1962 NBA All-Star Game

1962 NBA All-Star Game
Home	West
Home qtr 1	35
Home qtr 2	29
Home qtr 3	41
Home qtr 4	45
Home total	150
Visitor	East
Visitor qtr 1	32
Visitor qtr 2	28
Visitor qtr 3	34
Visitor qtr 4	36
Visitor total	130
Date	January 16, 1962
Arena	St. Louis Arena
City	St. Louis
Referee	Sid Borgia and Willie Smith
Attendance	15,112
Mvp	Bob Pettit
Prev year	1961
Next year	1963

The 12th Annual National Basketball Association All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on Tuesday, January 16, 1962, at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of the St. Louis Hawks. This was the second time the game was held in St. Louis, with the first being held in 1958.

The West won the game over the East, 150–130. The hometown Hawks' Bob Pettit was named the Most Valuable Player after logging 25 points and a game-high 27 rebounds.

Coaches

The coaches were the Celtics' Red Auerbach for the East and the Los Angeles Lakers' Fred Schaus for the West, as their respective teams led their respective divisions entering the game.

Western Division

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Elgin Baylor, LAL	37	10	23	12	14	9	4	2	32
Oscar Robertson, CIN	37	9	20	8	14	7	13	3	26
Bob Pettit, STL	37	10	20	5	5	27	2	5	25
Jerry West, LAL	31	7	14	4	6	3	1	2	18
Walt Bellamy, CHP	29	10	18	3	8	17	1	6	23
Gene Shue, DET	17	3	6	1	1	5	4	3	7
Wayne Embry, CIN	16	2	6	0	0	4	1	4	4
Frank Selvy, LAL	11	0	3	0	0	4	1	1	0
Cliff Hagan, STL	9	1	3	0	0	2	1	1	2
Jack Twyman, CIN	8	4	6	3	3	1	2	0	11
Bailey Howell, DET	8	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
Rudy LaRusso, LAL (injured)
Totals	240	57	121	36	51	79	31	28	150

Eastern Division

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Wilt Chamberlain, PHW	37	17	23	8	16	24	1	4	42
Bob Cousy, BOS	31	4	13	3	4	6	8	2	11
Richie Guerin, NYK	27	10	17	3	6	3	1	6	23
Bill Russell, BOS	27	5	12	2	3	12	2	2	12
Hal Greer, SYR	24	3	14	2	7	10	9	3	8
Willie Naulls, NYK	21	5	16	1	1	7	0	5	11
Johnny Green, NYK	21	2	4	3	3	2	0	1	7
Paul Arizin, PHW	21	2	12	0	0	2	0	4	4
Sam Jones, BOS	14	1	8	0	1	1	0	1	2
Tom Heinsohn, BOS	13	4	11	2	2	2	1	4	10
Dolph Schayes, SYR	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Tom Gola, PHW (injured)
Larry Costello, SYR (injured)
Totals	240	53	130	24	43	70	22	35	130

Score by periods

Score by periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
West	35	29	41	45	150
East	32	28	34	36	130

Halftime— West, 64–60
Third Quarter— West, 105–94
Officials:
Attendance: 15,112

References

The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 244. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
"1962 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball Reference. Archived July 1, 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 12, 2008.