1972-73 Carolina Cougars Game-by-Game Results

American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 57-27
Finishing 1st in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 7-5 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated New York Nets 4-1
Division Finals - Lost to Kentucky Colonels 4-3
Coach: Larry Brown (57-27)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina; Greensboro, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina

1972-73 Carolina Cougars Statistics
1972-73 Carolina Cougars Roster

The Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 57 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-5.

Carolina racked up 9,707 points and yielded 9,296. Billy Cunningham tossed in a team-best 2,028 points for the Cougars and racked up 1,012 rebounds. Billy Cunningham dished out 530 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Billy Cunningham added 216 thefts.

Larry Brown coached the team. The 1972-73 Carolina Cougars lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9707
Regular Season Points Against: 9296

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 12, 1972	Carolina Cougars 123 at Virginia Squires 115	W	0-0	1-0	1-0		at Richmond, VA
October 13, 1972	Carolina Cougars 106 at Indiana Pacers 88	W	0-0	2-0	2-0
October 14, 1972	New York Nets 78 at Carolina Cougars 126	W	1-0	2-0	3-0		at Charlotte, NC
October 18, 1972	Carolina Cougars 105 at Kentucky Colonels 100	W	1-0	3-0	4-0
October 20, 1972	Utah Stars 127 at Carolina Cougars 111	L	1-1	3-0	4-1		at Greensboro, NC
October 21, 1972	Carolina Cougars 110 at Virginia Squires 119	L	1-1	3-1	4-2		at Norfolk, VA
October 24, 1972	Carolina Cougars 109 at San Diego Conquistadors 123	L	1-1	3-2	4-3
October 25, 1972	Carolina Cougars 118 at Denver Rockets 112	W	1-1	4-2	5-3
October 27, 1972	Kentucky Colonels 112 at Carolina Cougars 114	W	2-1	4-2	6-3		at Greensboro, NC
October 28, 1972	Virginia Squires 109 at Carolina Cougars 141	W	3-1	4-2	7-3		at Greensboro, NC
October 29, 1972	Carolina Cougars 110 at Memphis Tams 105	W	3-1	5-2	8-3
October 31, 1972	Virginia Squires 120 at Carolina Cougars 114	L	3-2	5-2	8-4		at Greensboro, NC
November 3, 1972	New York Nets 97 at Carolina Cougars 105	W	4-2	5-2	9-4		at Greensboro, NC
November 6, 1972	Utah Stars 124 at Carolina Cougars 112	L	4-3	5-2	9-5		at Raleigh, NC
November 8, 1972	Carolina Cougars 126 at Kentucky Colonels 111	W	4-3	6-2	10-5
November 10, 1972	Kentucky Colonels 122 at Carolina Cougars 117	L	4-4	6-2	10-6		at Greensboro, NC
November 11, 1972	Virginia Squires 128 at Carolina Cougars 136	W	5-4	6-2	11-6		at Charlotte, NC
November 14, 1972	Carolina Cougars 127 at Virginia Squires 118	W	5-4	7-2	12-6		at Richmond, VA
November 15, 1972	Carolina Cougars 107 at New York Nets 112	L	5-4	7-3	12-7
November 17, 1972	Indiana Pacers 120 at Carolina Cougars 127	W	6-4	7-3	13-7		at Greensboro, NC
November 22, 1972	Carolina Cougars 103 at Indiana Pacers 114	L	6-4	7-4	13-8
November 23, 1972	Carolina Cougars 106 at Virginia Squires 116	L	6-4	7-5	13-9		at Hampton, VA
November 24, 1972	Memphis Tams 105 at Carolina Cougars 119	W	7-4	7-5	14-9		at Greensboro, NC
November 25, 1972	Kentucky Colonels 115 at Carolina Cougars 111	L	7-5	7-5	14-10		at Charlotte, NC
November 28, 1972	Utah Stars 109 at Carolina Cougars 120	W	8-5	7-5	15-10		at Greensboro, NC
November 30, 1972	San Diego Conquistadors 108 at Carolina Cougars 121	W	9-5	7-5	16-10		at Charlotte, NC
December 1, 1972	Carolina Cougars 103 at New York Nets 99	W	9-5	8-5	17-10
December 2, 1972	Dallas Chaparrals 108 at Carolina Cougars 101	L	9-6	8-5	17-11		at Greensboro, NC
December 4, 1972	Carolina Cougars 132 at Dallas Chaparrals 110	W	9-6	9-5	18-11
December 6, 1972	Carolina Cougars 108 at Utah Stars 119	L	9-6	9-6	18-12
December 8, 1972	Denver Rockets 104 at Carolina Cougars 107	W	10-6	9-6	19-12		at Greensboro, NC
December 13, 1972	Carolina Cougars 112 at Kentucky Colonels 119	L	10-6	9-7	19-13
December 15, 1972	Carolina Cougars 113 at Virginia Squires 97	W	10-6	10-7	20-13		at Norfolk, VA
December 16, 1972	San Diego Conquistadors 98 at Carolina Cougars 100	W	11-6	10-7	21-13		at Charlotte, NC
December 17, 1972	Memphis Tams 125 at Carolina Cougars 118	L	11-7	10-7	21-14		at Greensboro, NC
December 19, 1972	Carolina Cougars 116 at San Diego Conquistadors 111	W	11-7	11-7	22-14
December 22, 1972	San Diego Conquistadors 102 at Carolina Cougars 121	W	12-7	11-7	23-14		at Greensboro, NC
December 23, 1972	Utah Stars 117 at Carolina Cougars 123	W	13-7	11-7	24-14		at Charlotte, NC
December 27, 1972	Carolina Cougars 122 at Indiana Pacers 114	W	13-7	12-7	25-14
December 28, 1972	Indiana Pacers 106 at Carolina Cougars 120	W	14-7	12-7	26-14		at Raleigh, NC
December 30, 1972	Kentucky Colonels 91 at Carolina Cougars 104	W	15-7	12-7	27-14		at Greensboro, NC
January 3, 1973	Carolina Cougars 110 at New York Nets 107	W	15-7	13-7	28-14
January 5, 1973	Virginia Squires 118 at Carolina Cougars 135	W	16-7	13-7	29-14		at Greensboro, NC
January 6, 1973	Carolina Cougars 106 at Dallas Chaparrals 104	W	16-7	14-7	30-14
January 7, 1973	Carolina Cougars 113 at Denver Rockets 111	W	16-7	15-7	31-14
January 9, 1973	New York Nets 97 at Carolina Cougars 110	W	17-7	15-7	32-14		at Greensboro, NC
January 10, 1973	Carolina Cougars 93 at New York Nets 105	L	17-7	15-8	32-15
January 12, 1973	Dallas Chaparrals 106 at Carolina Cougars 129	W	18-7	15-8	33-15		at Greensboro, NC
January 14, 1973	Carolina Cougars 104 at Memphis Tams 100	W	18-7	16-8	34-15
January 15, 1973	Carolina Cougars 110 at Utah Stars 128	L	18-7	16-9	34-16
January 19, 1973	Denver Rockets 113 at Carolina Cougars 117	W	19-7	16-9	35-16		at Greensboro, NC
January 20, 1973	Dallas Chaparrals 111 at Carolina Cougars 124	W	20-7	16-9	36-16		at Greensboro, NC
January 23, 1973	Carolina Cougars 124 at Memphis Tams 122	W	20-7	17-9	37-16
January 26, 1973	Indiana Pacers 108 at Carolina Cougars 114	W	21-7	17-9	38-16		at Greensboro, NC
January 27, 1973	Memphis Tams 113 at Carolina Cougars 117	W	22-7	17-9	39-16		at Charlotte, NC
January 28, 1973	Carolina Cougars 103 at Kentucky Colonels 111	L	22-7	17-10	39-17
February 1, 1973	Carolina Cougars 113 at Virginia Squires 98	W	22-7	18-10	40-17		at Norfolk, VA
February 2, 1973	Denver Rockets 105 at Carolina Cougars 113	W	23-7	18-10	41-17		at Greensboro, NC
February 4, 1973	Carolina Cougars 104 at Kentucky Colonels 99	W	23-7	19-10	42-17
February 10, 1973	Carolina Cougars 111 at Utah Stars 99	W	23-7	20-10	43-17
February 11, 1973	Carolina Cougars 108 at Denver Rockets 117	L	23-7	20-11	43-18
February 12, 1973	Carolina Cougars 118 at Dallas Chaparrals 111	W	23-7	21-11	44-18
February 15, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 108 at Carolina Cougars 120	W	24-7	21-11	45-18		at Charlotte, NC
February 16, 1973	New York Nets 112 at Carolina Cougars 104	L	24-8	21-11	45-19		at Greensboro, NC
February 18, 1973	Memphis Tams 114 at Carolina Cougars 138	W	25-8	21-11	46-19		at Charlotte, NC
February 20, 1973	New York Nets 106 at Carolina Cougars 123	W	26-8	21-11	47-19		at Greensboro, NC
February 23, 1973	Carolina Cougars 107 at New York Nets 93	W	26-8	22-11	48-19
February 24, 1973	Denver Rockets 115 at Carolina Cougars 104	L	26-9	22-11	48-20		at Charlotte, NC
February 25, 1973	Carolina Cougars 128 at Memphis Tams 127	W	26-9	23-11	49-20
February 28, 1973	Carolina Cougars 104 at Denver Rockets 96	W	26-9	24-11	50-20
March 2, 1973	San Diego Conquistadors 118 at Carolina Cougars 114	L	26-10	24-11	50-21		at Greensboro, NC
March 3, 1973	Memphis Tams 114 at Carolina Cougars 134	W	27-10	24-11	51-21		at Greensboro, NC
March 4, 1973	Carolina Cougars 123 at New York Nets 111	W	27-10	25-11	52-21
March 6, 1973	Carolina Cougars 130 at San Diego Conquistadors 99	W	27-10	26-11	53-21
March 7, 1973	Carolina Cougars 118 at Utah Stars 128	L	27-10	26-12	53-22
March 9, 1973	Carolina Cougars 105 at Indiana Pacers 110	L	27-10	26-13	53-23
March 11, 1973	Indiana Pacers 115 at Carolina Cougars 105	L	27-11	26-13	53-24		at Charlotte, NC
March 16, 1973	Virginia Squires 123 at Carolina Cougars 118	L	27-12	26-13	53-25		at Greensboro, NC
March 17, 1973	Memphis Tams 108 at Carolina Cougars 121	W	28-12	26-13	54-25		at Greensboro, NC
March 21, 1973	Dallas Chaparrals 117 at Carolina Cougars 137	W	29-12	26-13	55-25		at Charlotte, NC
March 24, 1973	Memphis Tams 129 at Carolina Cougars 143	W	30-12	26-13	56-25		at Charlotte, NC
March 25, 1973	Carolina Cougars 124 at San Diego Conquistadors 113	W	30-12	27-13	57-25
March 26, 1973	Carolina Cougars 110 at Dallas Chaparrals 112	L	30-12	27-14	57-26
March 28, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 118 at Carolina Cougars 97	L	30-13	27-14	57-27		at Greensboro, NC
March 30, 1973	New York Nets 96 at Carolina Cougars 104	W	1-0	0-0	1-0		at Greensboro, NC
March 31, 1973	New York Nets 114 at Carolina Cougars 111	L	1-1	0-0	1-1	OT	at Raleigh, NC
April 3, 1973	Carolina Cougars 101 at New York Nets 91	W	1-1	1-0	2-1
April 5, 1973	Carolina Cougars 112 at New York Nets 108	W	1-1	2-0	3-1
April 6, 1973	New York Nets 113 at Carolina Cougars 136	W	2-1	2-0	4-1		at Greensboro, NC
April 11, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 113 at Carolina Cougars 103	L	2-2	2-0	4-2		at Charlotte, NC
April 14, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 105 at Carolina Cougars 125	W	3-2	2-0	5-2		at Greensboro, NC
April 16, 1973	Carolina Cougars 94 at Kentucky Colonels 108	L	3-2	2-1	5-3
April 18, 1973	Carolina Cougars 102 at Kentucky Colonels 91	W	3-2	3-1	6-3
April 20, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 107 at Carolina Cougars 112	W	4-2	3-1	7-3		at Greensboro, NC
April 21, 1973	Carolina Cougars 100 at Kentucky Colonels 119	L	4-2	3-2	7-4
April 24, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 107 at Carolina Cougars 96	L	4-3	3-2	7-5		at Charlotte, NC