1968-69 Minnesota Pipers Game-by-Game Results

American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 36-42
Finishing 4th in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Miami Floridians 4-3
Coach: Jim Harding (18-8)
Coach: Vern Mikkelsen (6-6)
Coach: Verl Young (10-23)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

1968-69 Minnesota Pipers Statistics
1968-69 Minnesota Pipers Roster

The Minnesota Pipers of the American Basketball Association ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 36 wins and 42 losses, finishing fourth in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

Minnesota scored 8,912 points and surrendered 8,904. Connie Hawkins tossed in a team-leading 1,420 points for the Pipers, while Charles Williams netted 18 or more per game also. Trooper Washington racked up 868 boards. Art Heyman dished out 217 assists for the squad.

Jim Harding, Vern Mikkelsen and Verl Young coached the team. The 1968-69 Minnesota Pipers lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8914
Regular Season Points Against: 8904

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 27, 1968	Miami Floridians 94 at Minnesota Pipers 126	W	1-0	0-0	1-0
October 29, 1968	Miami Floridians 108 at Minnesota Pipers 116	W	2-0	0-0	2-0		at Duluth, MN
November 2, 1968	New York Nets 114 at Minnesota Pipers 130	W	3-0	0-0	3-0
November 4, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 121 at Indiana Pacers 120	W	3-0	1-0	4-0
November 6, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 112 at Kentucky Colonels 131	L	3-0	1-1	4-1
November 10, 1968	New York Nets 96 at Minnesota Pipers 118	W	4-0	1-1	5-1
November 12, 1968	Los Angeles Stars 123 at Minnesota Pipers 116	L	4-1	1-1	5-2	OT	at Duluth, MN
November 15, 1968	Indiana Pacers 95 at Minnesota Pipers 105	W	5-1	1-1	6-2
November 16, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 123 at Kentucky Colonels 113	W	5-1	2-1	7-2
November 19, 1968	Denver Rockets 126 at Minnesota Pipers 121	L	5-2	2-1	7-3		at Duluth, MN
November 23, 1968	New York Nets 110 at Minnesota Pipers 105	L	5-3	2-1	7-4
November 26, 1968	Kentucky Colonels 108 at Minnesota Pipers 119	W	6-3	2-1	8-4		at Duluth, MN
November 27, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 110 at New York Nets 101	W	6-3	3-1	9-4
November 28, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 120 at Miami Floridians 107	W	6-3	4-1	10-4
November 30, 1968	Los Angeles Stars 99 at Minnesota Pipers 105	W	7-3	4-1	11-4
December 1, 1968	Los Angeles Stars 124 at Minnesota Pipers 139	W	8-3	4-1	12-4
December 3, 1968	New Orleans Buccaneers 94 at Minnesota Pipers 116	W	9-3	4-1	13-4		at Duluth, MN
December 4, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 126 at Dallas Chaparrals 103	W	9-3	5-1	14-4
December 5, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 118 at Denver Rockets 119	L	9-3	5-2	14-5
December 7, 1968	New Orleans Buccaneers 91 at Minnesota Pipers 98	W	10-3	5-2	15-5
December 10, 1968	Miami Floridians 105 at Minnesota Pipers 112	W	11-3	5-2	16-5
December 11, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 116 at Los Angeles Stars 124	L	11-3	5-3	16-6
December 13, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 122 at Oakland Oaks 127	L	11-3	5-4	16-7
December 17, 1968	Indiana Pacers 109 at Minnesota Pipers 111	W	12-3	5-4	17-7		at Duluth, MN
December 20, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 123 at Houston Mavericks 103	W	12-3	6-4	18-7
December 21, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 99 at Miami Floridians 103	L	12-3	6-5	18-8
December 25, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 129 at Kentucky Colonels 118	W	12-3	7-5	19-8
December 26, 1968	Minnesota Pipers 133 at Indiana Pacers 134	L	12-3	7-6	19-9	OT
December 27, 1968	Kentucky Colonels 106 at Minnesota Pipers 110	W	13-3	7-6	20-9
December 29, 1968	Oakland Oaks 120 at Minnesota Pipers 99	L	13-4	7-6	20-10
December 31, 1968	Kentucky Colonels 117 at Minnesota Pipers 98	L	13-5	7-6	20-11
January 4, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 102 at Indiana Pacers 103	L	13-5	7-7	20-12
January 5, 1969	Denver Rockets 111 at Minnesota Pipers 120	W	14-5	7-7	21-12
January 7, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 101 at New York Nets 113	L	14-5	7-8	21-13
January 8, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 128 at Miami Floridians 124	W	14-5	8-8	22-13		at Miami Beach, FL
January 9, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 102 at New Orleans Buccaneers 120	L	14-5	8-9	22-14
January 10, 1969	Indiana Pacers 119 at Minnesota Pipers 122	W	15-5	8-9	23-14
January 12, 1969	Dallas Chaparrals 105 at Minnesota Pipers 116	W	16-5	8-9	24-14
January 14, 1969	Dallas Chaparrals 102 at Minnesota Pipers 101	L	16-6	8-9	24-15		at Duluth, MN
January 16, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 121 at Houston Mavericks 128	L	16-6	8-10	24-16	2OT
January 18, 1969	Oakland Oaks 111 at Minnesota Pipers 108	L	16-7	8-10	24-17
January 21, 1969	New York Nets 104 at Minnesota Pipers 113	W	17-7	8-10	25-17		at Duluth, MN
January 24, 1969	Miami Floridians 100 at Minnesota Pipers 97	L	17-8	8-10	25-18
January 25, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 112 at New York Nets 77	W	17-8	9-10	26-18
January 26, 1969	Kentucky Colonels 101 at Minnesota Pipers 90	L	17-9	9-10	26-19
January 31, 1969	Indiana Pacers 117 at Minnesota Pipers 110	L	17-10	9-10	26-20
February 2, 1969	Houston Mavericks 94 at Minnesota Pipers 87	L	17-11	9-10	26-21
February 4, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 112 at Denver Rockets 99	W	17-11	10-10	27-21
February 5, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 107 at Los Angeles Stars 110	L	17-11	10-11	27-22
February 7, 1969	Denver Rockets 110 at Minnesota Pipers 106	L	17-12	10-11	27-23
February 9, 1969	Indiana Pacers 119 at Minnesota Pipers 118	L	17-13	10-11	27-24
February 11, 1969	Kentucky Colonels 105 at Minnesota Pipers 115	W	18-13	10-11	28-24
February 12, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 108 at Dallas Chaparrals 125	L	18-13	10-12	28-25
February 13, 1969	Miami Floridians 131 at Minnesota Pipers 126	L	18-14	10-12	28-26		at St Louis, MO
February 14, 1969	Dallas Chaparrals 114 at Minnesota Pipers 123	W	19-14	10-12	29-26
February 18, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 133 at Indiana Pacers 140	L	19-14	10-13	29-27
February 20, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 118 at New York Nets 113	W	19-14	11-13	30-27
February 23, 1969	Oakland Oaks 102 at Minnesota Pipers 104	W	20-14	11-13	31-27
February 27, 1969	Houston Mavericks 102 at Minnesota Pipers 136	W	21-14	11-13	32-27
March 2, 1969	Miami Floridians 136 at Minnesota Pipers 132	L	21-15	11-13	32-28	OT
March 4, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 120 at Denver Rockets 126	L	21-15	11-14	32-29
March 5, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 118 at Los Angeles Stars 123	L	21-15	11-15	32-30
March 8, 1969	Houston Mavericks 129 at Minnesota Pipers 132	W	22-15	11-15	33-30	2OT
March 9, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 104 at Kentucky Colonels 118	L	22-15	11-16	33-31
March 11, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 130 at Houston Mavericks 128	W	22-15	12-16	34-31
March 12, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 100 at Dallas Chaparrals 122	L	22-15	12-17	34-32
March 14, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 122 at Oakland Oaks 138	L	22-15	12-18	34-33		at San Jose, CA
March 15, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 120 at Oakland Oaks 131	L	22-15	12-19	34-34
March 16, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 113 at Indiana Pacers 144	L	22-15	12-20	34-35
March 19, 1969	New Orleans Buccaneers 134 at Minnesota Pipers 106	L	22-16	12-20	34-36
March 21, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 104 at Kentucky Colonels 127	L	22-16	12-21	34-37
March 22, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 114 at New Orleans Buccaneers 115	L	22-16	12-22	34-38
March 23, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 113 at Indiana Pacers 132	L	22-16	12-23	34-39
March 25, 1969	New York Nets 104 at Minnesota Pipers 114	W	23-16	12-23	35-39		at St Paul, MN
March 27, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 117 at New York Nets 115	W	23-16	13-23	36-39
March 28, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 104 at New Orleans Buccaneers 106	L	23-16	13-24	36-40
March 30, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 118 at Miami Floridians 126	L	23-16	13-25	36-41
April 3, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 101 at Kentucky Colonels 109	L	23-16	13-26	36-42
April 7, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 110 at Miami Floridians 119	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
April 9, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 106 at Miami Floridians 99	W	0-0	1-1	1-1		at West Palm Beach, FL
April 10, 1969	Miami Floridians 93 at Minnesota Pipers 109	W	1-0	1-1	2-1
April 12, 1969	Miami Floridians 116 at Minnesota Pipers 109	L	1-1	1-1	2-2
April 13, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 107 at Miami Floridians 122	L	1-1	1-2	2-3
April 15, 1969	Miami Floridians 100 at Minnesota Pipers 105	W	2-1	1-2	3-3
April 19, 1969	Minnesota Pipers 128 at Miami Floridians 137	L	2-1	1-3	3-4