1971-72 Utah Stars Game-by-Game Results

American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 60-24
Finishing 1st in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 7-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Dallas Chaparrals 4-0
Division Finals - Lost to Indiana Pacers 4-3
Coach: LaDell Andersen (60-24)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
1971-72 Utah Stars Statistics
1971-72 Utah Stars Roster

The Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 60 wins and 24 losses, finishing first in the ABA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-4.

The Stars scored 9,892 points and allowed 9,412. Zelmo Beaty netted a team-leading 1,980 points for Utah, while Willie Wise averaged 19 or more per game, too. Zelmo Beaty contributed 1,110 rebounds. Jimmy Jones dished out 485 assists for the squad.

LaDell Andersen coached the team. The 1971-72 Utah Stars lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9892
Regular Season Points Against: 9412

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 13, 1971 Denver Rockets 121 at Utah Stars 135 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 15, 1971 Dallas Chaparrals 106 at Utah Stars 116 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
October 19, 1971 Carolina Cougars 93 at Utah Stars 150 W 3-0 0-0 3-0
October 21, 1971 Indiana Pacers 125 at Utah Stars 122 L 3-1 0-0 3-1
October 22, 1971 Utah Stars 100 at New York Nets 111 L 3-1 0-1 3-2
October 23, 1971 Utah Stars 99 at Carolina Cougars 101 L 3-1 0-2 3-3 at Greensboro, NC
October 24, 1971 Utah Stars 119 at Pittsburgh Condors 116 W 3-1 1-2 4-3
October 26, 1971 Utah Stars 131 at Dallas Chaparrals 116 W 3-1 2-2 5-3
October 27, 1971 Memphis Pros 98 at Utah Stars 104 W 4-1 2-2 6-3
October 29, 1971 Indiana Pacers 121 at Utah Stars 109 L 4-2 2-2 6-4
November 2, 1971 Virginia Squires 122 at Utah Stars 119 L 4-3 2-2 6-5
November 4, 1971 Pittsburgh Condors 135 at Utah Stars 129 L 4-4 2-2 6-6
November 6, 1971 Utah Stars 108 at Indiana Pacers 107 W 4-4 3-2 7-6 OT
November 9, 1971 Utah Stars 93 at Memphis Pros 90 W 4-4 4-2 8-6
November 10, 1971 New York Nets 110 at Utah Stars 127 W 5-4 4-2 9-6
November 11, 1971 Utah Stars 112 at Denver Rockets 106 W 5-4 5-2 10-6
November 13, 1971 Memphis Pros 125 at Utah Stars 116 L 5-5 5-2 10-7
November 17, 1971 Indiana Pacers 111 at Utah Stars 113 W 6-5 5-2 11-7
November 20, 1971 Dallas Chaparrals 99 at Utah Stars 103 W 7-5 5-2 12-7
November 23, 1971 Utah Stars 114 at Pittsburgh Condors 112 W 7-5 6-2 13-7
November 24, 1971 Utah Stars 120 at Virginia Squires 113 W 7-5 7-2 14-7 at Richmond, VA
November 26, 1971 Utah Stars 124 at Carolina Cougars 115 W 7-5 8-2 15-7 at Greensboro, NC
November 27, 1971 Utah Stars 111 at Kentucky Colonels 106 W 7-5 9-2 16-7
November 30, 1971 The Floridians 114 at Utah Stars 127 W 8-5 9-2 17-7
December 2, 1971 Utah Stars 98 at The Floridians 93 W 8-5 10-2 18-7
December 3, 1971 Utah Stars 114 at Memphis Pros 117 L 8-5 10-3 18-8 OT at Jackson, TN
December 6, 1971 Kentucky Colonels 100 at Utah Stars 104 W 9-5 10-3 19-8
December 8, 1971 Dallas Chaparrals 97 at Utah Stars 116 W 10-5 10-3 20-8
December 10, 1971 Denver Rockets 102 at Utah Stars 110 W 11-5 10-3 21-8 at Logan, UT
December 11, 1971 New York Nets 82 at Utah Stars 109 W 12-5 10-3 22-8
December 13, 1971 Carolina Cougars 124 at Utah Stars 115 L 12-6 10-3 22-9
December 17, 1971 Denver Rockets 109 at Utah Stars 136 W 13-6 10-3 23-9
December 21, 1971 Utah Stars 106 at Dallas Chaparrals 96 W 13-6 11-3 24-9
December 23, 1971 Utah Stars 112 at Memphis Pros 104 W 13-6 12-3 25-9
December 25, 1971 Indiana Pacers 129 at Utah Stars 150 W 14-6 12-3 26-9
December 29, 1971 Dallas Chaparrals 102 at Utah Stars 106 W 15-6 12-3 27-9
December 30, 1971 Utah Stars 103 at Denver Rockets 98 W 15-6 13-3 28-9
December 31, 1971 Utah Stars 115 at Dallas Chaparrals 103 W 15-6 14-3 29-9
January 2, 1972 Utah Stars 113 at The Floridians 119 L 15-6 14-4 29-10
January 4, 1972 Utah Stars 114 at Memphis Pros 89 W 15-6 15-4 30-10
January 5, 1972 Kentucky Colonels 129 at Utah Stars 123 L 15-7 15-4 30-11
January 7, 1972 The Floridians 108 at Utah Stars 124 W 16-7 15-4 31-11
January 8, 1972 Utah Stars 96 at Kentucky Colonels 107 L 16-7 15-5 31-12
January 9, 1972 Utah Stars 97 at Indiana Pacers 100 L 16-7 15-6 31-13
January 11, 1972 Utah Stars 104 at New York Nets 110 L 16-7 15-7 31-14
January 13, 1972 Utah Stars 128 at Virginia Squires 119 W 16-7 16-7 32-14 at Norfolk, VA
January 16, 1972 Utah Stars 102 at Denver Rockets 110 L 16-7 16-8 32-15
January 19, 1972 Memphis Pros 118 at Utah Stars 143 W 17-7 16-8 33-15
January 21, 1972 Dallas Chaparrals 129 at Utah Stars 116 L 17-8 16-8 33-16
January 22, 1972 Utah Stars 113 at Indiana Pacers 119 L 17-8 16-9 33-17
January 23, 1972 Utah Stars 94 at Kentucky Colonels 130 L 17-8 16-10 33-18
January 25, 1972 Virginia Squires 135 at Utah Stars 136 W 18-8 16-10 34-18 OT
January 27, 1972 Memphis Pros 120 at Utah Stars 127 W 19-8 16-10 35-18
January 31, 1972 Carolina Cougars 115 at Utah Stars 135 W 20-8 16-10 36-18
February 2, 1972 Denver Rockets 122 at Utah Stars 116 L 20-9 16-10 36-19
February 4, 1972 Indiana Pacers 110 at Utah Stars 121 W 21-9 16-10 37-19
February 8, 1972 Utah Stars 99 at Dallas Chaparrals 102 L 21-9 16-11 37-20
February 9, 1972 Utah Stars 154 at Pittsburgh Condors 131 W 21-9 17-11 38-20 at Uniontown, PA
February 11, 1972 Utah Stars 119 at Indiana Pacers 115 W 21-9 18-11 39-20
February 12, 1972 Virginia Squires 116 at Utah Stars 127 W 22-9 18-11 40-20
February 14, 1972 The Floridians 112 at Utah Stars 134 W 23-9 18-11 41-20
February 15, 1972 Utah Stars 118 at Memphis Pros 99 W 23-9 19-11 42-20
February 16, 1972 Utah Stars 119 at New York Nets 114 W 23-9 20-11 43-20 at Uniondale, NY
February 21, 1972 Pittsburgh Condors 140 at Utah Stars 149 W 24-9 20-11 44-20
February 23, 1972 Kentucky Colonels 116 at Utah Stars 133 W 25-9 20-11 45-20
February 25, 1972 Indiana Pacers 107 at Utah Stars 117 W 26-9 20-11 46-20
February 29, 1972 Utah Stars 125 at Memphis Pros 115 W 26-9 21-11 47-20
March 1, 1972 Utah Stars 98 at Indiana Pacers 111 L 26-9 21-12 47-21
March 2, 1972 Dallas Chaparrals 121 at Utah Stars 123 W 27-9 21-12 48-21 OT
March 4, 1972 Denver Rockets 130 at Utah Stars 136 W 28-9 21-12 49-21
March 7, 1972 Utah Stars 116 at Denver Rockets 108 W 28-9 22-12 50-21
March 8, 1972 Pittsburgh Condors 113 at Utah Stars 114 W 29-9 22-12 51-21
March 10, 1972 Memphis Pros 112 at Utah Stars 129 W 30-9 22-12 52-21
March 11, 1972 Utah Stars 111 at Virginia Squires 110 W 30-9 23-12 53-21 OT at Norfolk, VA
March 12, 1972 Utah Stars 123 at Carolina Cougars 111 W 30-9 24-12 54-21 at Raleigh, NC
March 15, 1972 Utah Stars 109 at Indiana Pacers 108 W 30-9 25-12 55-21
March 16, 1972 Utah Stars 106 at The Floridians 116 L 30-9 25-13 55-22 at Tampa, FL
March 18, 1972 Utah Stars 110 at Dallas Chaparrals 117 L 30-9 25-14 55-23
March 19, 1972 Utah Stars 125 at Denver Rockets 113 W 30-9 26-14 56-23
March 21, 1972 Denver Rockets 120 at Utah Stars 132 W 31-9 26-14 57-23
March 23, 1972 Memphis Pros 117 at Utah Stars 137 W 32-9 26-14 58-23
March 25, 1972 New York Nets 113 at Utah Stars 125 W 33-9 26-14 59-23
March 28, 1972 Utah Stars 95 at Dallas Chaparrals 98 L 33-9 26-15 59-24
March 29, 1972 Utah Stars 112 at Denver Rockets 109 W 33-9 27-15 60-24
April 1, 1972 Dallas Chaparrals 96 at Utah Stars 106 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 3, 1972 Dallas Chaparrals 107 at Utah Stars 113 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 5, 1972 Utah Stars 96 at Dallas Chaparrals 89 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
April 7, 1972 Utah Stars 103 at Dallas Chaparrals 99 W 2-0 2-0 4-0
April 15, 1972 Indiana Pacers 100 at Utah Stars 108 W 3-0 2-0 5-0
April 17, 1972 Indiana Pacers 109 at Utah Stars 117 W 4-0 2-0 6-0
April 19, 1972 Utah Stars 111 at Indiana Pacers 116 L 4-0 2-1 6-1 at Anderson, IN
April 22, 1972 Utah Stars 108 at Indiana Pacers 118 L 4-0 2-2 6-2 at Bloomington, IN
April 24, 1972 Indiana Pacers 130 at Utah Stars 139 W 5-0 2-2 7-2
April 26, 1972 Utah Stars 99 at Indiana Pacers 105 L 5-0 2-3 7-3 at Bloomington, IN
May 1, 1972 Indiana Pacers 117 at Utah Stars 113 L 5-1 2-3 7-4


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