1975-76 Spirits of St. Louis Game-by-Game Results

American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 35-49
Finishing 6th in the ABA
Coach: Rod Thorn (20-27)
Coach: Joe Mullaney (15-22)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 156,583, Avg. 3,728 in 42 home dates

1975-76 Spirits of St. Louis Statistics
1975-76 Spirits of St. Louis Roster

The Spirits of St. Louis of the American Basketball Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 35 wins and 49 losses, finishing sixth in the ABA.

The Spirits racked up 9,146 points and yielded 9,416. Marvin Barnes netted a team-best 1,616 points for St. Louis, and Ron Boone scored 17 or more per game as well. Marvin Barnes contributed 725 rebounds. Ron Boone dished out 312 assists for the squad.

On defense, M.L. Carr and Ron Boone added 127 steals, while Caldwell Jones swatted 165 opponent shot attempts.

Rod Thorn and Joe Mullaney coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 9146
Regular Season Points Against: 9406

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 24, 1975	New York Nets 109 at Spirits of St. Louis 94	L	0-1	0-0	0-1
October 25, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 101 at Denver Nuggets 108	L	0-1	0-1	0-2
October 26, 1975	San Diego Sails 85 at Spirits of St. Louis 101	W	1-1	0-1	1-2
October 29, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 104 at Virginia Squires 100	W	1-1	1-1	2-2	OT	at Hampton, VA
October 31, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 120 at New York Nets 116	W	1-1	2-1	3-2	OT
November 2, 1975	Virginia Squires 99 at Spirits of St. Louis 106	W	2-1	2-1	4-2
November 4, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 115 at Utah Stars 110	W	2-1	3-1	5-2
November 5, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 98 at Denver Nuggets 111	L	2-1	3-2	5-3
November 7, 1975	New York Nets 118 at Spirits of St. Louis 117	L	2-2	3-2	5-4
November 9, 1975	San Diego Sails 92 at Spirits of St. Louis 95	W	3-2	3-2	6-4
November 12, 1975	Kentucky Colonels 98 at Spirits of St. Louis 81	L	3-3	3-2	6-5
November 14, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 106 at Virginia Squires 102	W	3-3	4-2	7-5	OT	at Richmond, VA
November 16, 1975	Indiana Pacers 136 at Spirits of St. Louis 114	L	3-4	4-2	7-6
November 19, 1975	Denver Nuggets 119 at Spirits of St. Louis 106	L	3-5	4-2	7-7
November 22, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 124 at San Antonio Spurs 122	W	3-5	5-2	8-7	OT
November 23, 1975	Kentucky Colonels 93 at Spirits of St. Louis 85	L	3-6	5-2	8-8
November 26, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 98 at Indiana Pacers 94	W	3-6	6-2	9-8
November 28, 1975	Indiana Pacers 112 at Spirits of St. Louis 113	W	4-6	6-2	10-8
November 29, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 100 at Utah Stars 136	L	4-6	6-3	10-9
November 30, 1975	San Antonio Spurs 127 at Spirits of St. Louis 115	L	4-7	6-3	10-10
December 2, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 122 at Kentucky Colonels 112	W	4-7	7-3	11-10		at Cincinnati, OH
December 3, 1975	Virginia Squires 114 at Spirits of St. Louis 112	L	4-8	7-3	11-11
December 5, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 105 at Indiana Pacers 123	L	4-8	7-4	11-12
December 6, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 104 at San Antonio Spurs 118	L	4-8	7-5	11-13
December 10, 1975	Denver Nuggets 146 at Spirits of St. Louis 137	L	4-9	7-5	11-14
December 12, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 98 at New York Nets 106	L	4-9	7-6	11-15
December 13, 1975	Indiana Pacers 119 at Spirits of St. Louis 111	L	4-10	7-6	11-16
December 16, 1975	San Antonio Spurs 103 at Spirits of St. Louis 106	W	5-10	7-6	12-16
December 17, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 102 at Indiana Pacers 113	L	5-10	7-7	12-17
December 19, 1975	Virginia Squires 107 at Spirits of St. Louis 139	W	6-10	7-7	13-17
December 21, 1975	San Antonio Spurs 108 at Spirits of St. Louis 106	L	6-11	7-7	13-18
December 22, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 101 at Kentucky Colonels 126	L	6-11	7-8	13-19		at Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 115 at Virginia Squires 103	W	6-11	8-8	14-19		at Norfolk, VA
December 26, 1975	Spirits of St. Louis 101 at New York Nets 105	L	6-11	8-9	14-20
December 28, 1975	Virginia Squires 97 at Spirits of St. Louis 102	W	7-11	8-9	15-20
December 30, 1975	Denver Nuggets 104 at Spirits of St. Louis 106	W	8-11	8-9	16-20
January 3, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 115 at Denver Nuggets 126	L	8-11	8-10	16-21
January 7, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 114 at Indiana Pacers 112	W	8-11	9-10	17-21	OT
January 10, 1976	New York Nets 130 at Spirits of St. Louis 141	W	9-11	9-10	18-21	2OT
January 11, 1976	Kentucky Colonels 111 at Spirits of St. Louis 113	W	10-11	9-10	19-21
January 15, 1976	Kentucky Colonels 123 at Spirits of St. Louis 115	L	10-12	9-10	19-22
January 17, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 112 at San Antonio Spurs 119	L	10-12	9-11	19-23
January 20, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 100 at Kentucky Colonels 118	L	10-12	9-12	19-24
January 22, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 117 at Virginia Squires 128	L	10-12	9-13	19-25		at Norfolk, VA
January 23, 1976	Indiana Pacers 132 at Spirits of St. Louis 128	L	10-13	9-13	19-26	OT
January 24, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 113 at Indiana Pacers 116	L	10-13	9-14	19-27
January 25, 1976	Virginia Squires 100 at Spirits of St. Louis 121	W	11-13	9-14	20-27
January 31, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 96 at San Antonio Spurs 118	L	11-13	9-15	20-28
February 1, 1976	San Antonio Spurs 104 at Spirits of St. Louis 108	W	12-13	9-15	21-28
February 3, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 99 at Kentucky Colonels 110	L	12-13	9-16	21-29
February 4, 1976	New York Nets 117 at Spirits of St. Louis 112	L	12-14	9-16	21-30
February 6, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 109 at Denver Nuggets 123	L	12-14	9-17	21-31
February 9, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 112 at Virginia Squires 105	W	12-14	10-17	22-31		at Hampton, VA
February 10, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 127 at Indiana Pacers 126	W	12-14	11-17	23-31	OT
February 11, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 110 at New York Nets 120	L	12-14	11-18	23-32
February 13, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 114 at New York Nets 107	W	12-14	12-18	24-32
February 15, 1976	Virginia Squires 107 at Spirits of St. Louis 118	W	13-14	12-18	25-32
February 17, 1976	Virginia Squires 96 at Spirits of St. Louis 112	W	14-14	12-18	26-32
February 18, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 105 at Kentucky Colonels 110	L	14-14	12-19	26-33
February 20, 1976	San Antonio Spurs 99 at Spirits of St. Louis 92	L	14-15	12-19	26-34
February 22, 1976	Kentucky Colonels 121 at Spirits of St. Louis 119	L	14-16	12-19	26-35	OT
February 24, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 116 at Kentucky Colonels 102	W	14-16	13-19	27-35
February 25, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 98 at Virginia Squires 105	L	14-16	13-20	27-36		at Norfolk, VA
February 27, 1976	Indiana Pacers 105 at Spirits of St. Louis 116	W	15-16	13-20	28-36
February 29, 1976	Virginia Squires 109 at Spirits of St. Louis 113	W	16-16	13-20	29-36	OT
March 2, 1976	Kentucky Colonels 89 at Spirits of St. Louis 97	W	17-16	13-20	30-36
March 3, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 111 at San Antonio Spurs 143	L	17-16	13-21	30-37
March 5, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 125 at Denver Nuggets 137	L	17-16	13-22	30-38
March 10, 1976	New York Nets 95 at Spirits of St. Louis 99	W	18-16	13-22	31-38
March 12, 1976	Denver Nuggets 97 at Spirits of St. Louis 101	W	19-16	13-22	32-38
March 14, 1976	San Antonio Spurs 95 at Spirits of St. Louis 111	W	20-16	13-22	33-38
March 16, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 94 at Denver Nuggets 111	L	20-16	13-23	33-39
March 17, 1976	New York Nets 96 at Spirits of St. Louis 90	L	20-17	13-23	33-40
March 18, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 105 at San Antonio Spurs 115	L	20-17	13-24	33-41
March 19, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 125 at San Antonio Spurs 100	W	20-17	14-24	34-41		at Salt Lake City, UT
March 20, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 115 at Denver Nuggets 131	L	20-17	14-25	34-42
March 24, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 93 at New York Nets 106	L	20-17	14-26	34-43
March 26, 1976	San Antonio Spurs 120 at Spirits of St. Louis 108	L	20-18	14-26	34-44
March 28, 1976	New York Nets 107 at Spirits of St. Louis 102	L	20-19	14-26	34-45
March 30, 1976	Denver Nuggets 133 at Spirits of St. Louis 112	L	20-20	14-26	34-46
April 2, 1976	Virginia Squires 109 at Spirits of St. Louis 110	W	21-20	14-26	35-46
April 3, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 102 at Kentucky Colonels 106	L	21-20	14-27	35-47
April 4, 1976	Kentucky Colonels 106 at Spirits of St. Louis 105	L	21-21	14-27	35-48	OT
April 6, 1976	Spirits of St. Louis 116 at Virginia Squires 120	L	21-21	14-28	35-49		at Hampton, VA