1972-73 Indiana Pacers Game-by-Game Results
American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 51-33
Finishing 2nd in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 12-6 Won ABA championship
Division Semifinals - Defeated Denver Rockets 4-1
Division Finals - Defeated Utah Stars 4-2
Finals - Defeated Kentucky Colonels 4-3
Coach: Slick Leonard (51-33)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 347,817, Avg. 8,281 in 42 home dates
1972-73 Indiana Pacers StatisticsTeam Record: 51-33
Finishing 2nd in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 12-6 Won ABA championship
Division Semifinals - Defeated Denver Rockets 4-1
Division Finals - Defeated Utah Stars 4-2
Finals - Defeated Kentucky Colonels 4-3
Coach: Slick Leonard (51-33)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 347,817, Avg. 8,281 in 42 home dates
1972-73 Indiana Pacers Roster
The Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 51 wins and 33 losses, finishing second in the ABA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-6.
The Pacers scored 9,631 points and allowed 9,451. George McGinnis tossed in a team-leading 2,261 points for Indiana, while Mel Daniels netted 18 or more per game, too. Mel Daniels contributed 1,247 boards. Billy Keller dished out 361 assists for the squad.
Defensively, George McGinnis added 160 steals, and Mel Daniels blocked 157 shots.
Slick Leonard coached the team. The 1972-73 Indiana Pacers won the ABA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 9631
Regular Season Points Against: 9451
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 109 at Memphis Tams 105 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 13, 1972 | Carolina Cougars 106 at Indiana Pacers 88 | L | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| October 14, 1972 | Denver Rockets 96 at Indiana Pacers 90 | L | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | ||
| October 18, 1972 | Utah Stars 103 at Indiana Pacers 107 | W | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | ||
| October 20, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 99 at Denver Rockets 116 | L | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | ||
| October 21, 1972 | New York Nets 113 at Indiana Pacers 104 | L | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-4 | ||
| October 27, 1972 | Memphis Tams 102 at Indiana Pacers 128 | W | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | ||
| October 28, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 119 at Denver Rockets 106 | W | 2-3 | 2-1 | 4-4 | ||
| October 29, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 112 at San Diego Conquistadors 98 | W | 2-3 | 3-1 | 5-4 | ||
| November 1, 1972 | Virginia Squires 109 at Indiana Pacers 120 | W | 3-3 | 3-1 | 6-4 | ||
| November 3, 1972 | Kentucky Colonels 116 at Indiana Pacers 118 | W | 4-3 | 3-1 | 7-4 | ||
| November 7, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 124 at Memphis Tams 116 | W | 4-3 | 4-1 | 8-4 | ||
| November 8, 1972 | Utah Stars 124 at Indiana Pacers 135 | W | 5-3 | 4-1 | 9-4 | ||
| November 9, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 126 at Virginia Squires 134 | L | 5-3 | 4-2 | 9-5 | at Hampton, VA | |
| November 11, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 129 at Utah Stars 109 | W | 5-3 | 5-2 | 10-5 | ||
| November 12, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 124 at San Diego Conquistadors 119 | W | 5-3 | 6-2 | 11-5 | ||
| November 14, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 108 at Denver Rockets 118 | L | 5-3 | 6-3 | 11-6 | ||
| November 17, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 120 at Carolina Cougars 127 | L | 5-3 | 6-4 | 11-7 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| November 21, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 121 at Memphis Tams 120 | W | 5-3 | 7-4 | 12-7 | ||
| November 22, 1972 | Carolina Cougars 103 at Indiana Pacers 114 | W | 6-3 | 7-4 | 13-7 | ||
| November 24, 1972 | Kentucky Colonels 99 at Indiana Pacers 109 | W | 7-3 | 7-4 | 14-7 | ||
| November 25, 1972 | San Diego Conquistadors 103 at Indiana Pacers 111 | W | 8-3 | 7-4 | 15-7 | ||
| November 28, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 120 at Dallas Chaparrals 117 | W | 8-3 | 8-4 | 16-7 | OT | |
| December 1, 1972 | Dallas Chaparrals 123 at Indiana Pacers 117 | L | 8-4 | 8-4 | 16-8 | ||
| December 2, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 105 at Utah Stars 111 | L | 8-4 | 8-5 | 16-9 | ||
| December 3, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 113 at New York Nets 110 | W | 8-4 | 9-5 | 17-9 | ||
| December 6, 1972 | San Diego Conquistadors 112 at Indiana Pacers 124 | W | 9-4 | 9-5 | 18-9 | ||
| December 7, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 129 at Virginia Squires 132 | L | 9-4 | 9-6 | 18-10 | at Richmond, VA | |
| December 8, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 114 at Kentucky Colonels 121 | L | 9-4 | 9-7 | 18-11 | ||
| December 9, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 128 at Dallas Chaparrals 129 | L | 9-4 | 9-8 | 18-12 | ||
| December 14, 1972 | San Diego Conquistadors 104 at Indiana Pacers 111 | W | 10-4 | 9-8 | 19-12 | ||
| December 16, 1972 | Memphis Tams 120 at Indiana Pacers 125 | W | 11-4 | 9-8 | 20-12 | ||
| December 21, 1972 | Utah Stars 118 at Indiana Pacers 112 | L | 11-5 | 9-8 | 20-13 | ||
| December 22, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 142 at Dallas Chaparrals 147 | L | 11-5 | 9-9 | 20-14 | 2OT | |
| December 26, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 120 at Kentucky Colonels 129 | L | 11-5 | 9-10 | 20-15 | ||
| December 27, 1972 | Carolina Cougars 122 at Indiana Pacers 114 | L | 11-6 | 9-10 | 20-16 | ||
| December 28, 1972 | Indiana Pacers 106 at Carolina Cougars 120 | L | 11-6 | 9-11 | 20-17 | at Raleigh, NC | |
| December 30, 1972 | Dallas Chaparrals 101 at Indiana Pacers 109 | W | 12-6 | 9-11 | 21-17 | ||
| January 3, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 107 at Kentucky Colonels 109 | L | 12-6 | 9-12 | 21-18 | ||
| January 4, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors 115 at Indiana Pacers 125 | W | 13-6 | 9-12 | 22-18 | ||
| January 6, 1973 | Utah Stars 125 at Indiana Pacers 118 | L | 13-7 | 9-12 | 22-19 | ||
| January 10, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 105 at Denver Rockets 106 | L | 13-7 | 9-13 | 22-20 | ||
| January 11, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 107 at Dallas Chaparrals 106 | W | 13-7 | 10-13 | 23-20 | ||
| January 12, 1973 | Denver Rockets 128 at Indiana Pacers 119 | L | 13-8 | 10-13 | 23-21 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| January 13, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors 107 at Indiana Pacers 108 | W | 14-8 | 10-13 | 24-21 | ||
| January 16, 1973 | Denver Rockets 113 at Indiana Pacers 130 | W | 15-8 | 10-13 | 25-21 | ||
| January 18, 1973 | Dallas Chaparrals 109 at Indiana Pacers 116 | W | 16-8 | 10-13 | 26-21 | ||
| January 19, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 129 at Virginia Squires 121 | W | 16-8 | 11-13 | 27-21 | at Richmond, VA | |
| January 20, 1973 | Virginia Squires 110 at Indiana Pacers 121 | W | 17-8 | 11-13 | 28-21 | ||
| January 23, 1973 | New York Nets 103 at Indiana Pacers 110 | W | 18-8 | 11-13 | 29-21 | ||
| January 25, 1973 | Kentucky Colonels 94 at Indiana Pacers 96 | W | 19-8 | 11-13 | 30-21 | ||
| January 26, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 108 at Carolina Cougars 114 | L | 19-8 | 11-14 | 30-22 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| January 28, 1973 | Memphis Tams 127 at Indiana Pacers 126 | L | 19-9 | 11-14 | 30-23 | ||
| January 30, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 126 at San Diego Conquistadors 120 | W | 19-9 | 12-14 | 31-23 | ||
| January 31, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 107 at Utah Stars 122 | L | 19-9 | 12-15 | 31-24 | ||
| February 1, 1973 | Denver Rockets 97 at Indiana Pacers 92 | L | 19-10 | 12-15 | 31-25 | ||
| February 3, 1973 | Kentucky Colonels 103 at Indiana Pacers 110 | W | 20-10 | 12-15 | 32-25 | ||
| February 4, 1973 | Utah Stars 86 at Indiana Pacers 113 | W | 21-10 | 12-15 | 33-25 | ||
| February 9, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 115 at New York Nets 98 | W | 21-10 | 13-15 | 34-25 | ||
| February 10, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 105 at Dallas Chaparrals 99 | W | 21-10 | 14-15 | 35-25 | at Birmingham, AL | |
| February 11, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 87 at Kentucky Colonels 98 | L | 21-10 | 14-16 | 35-26 | ||
| February 12, 1973 | Virginia Squires 119 at Indiana Pacers 127 | W | 22-10 | 14-16 | 36-26 | OT | |
| February 14, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 129 at Memphis Tams 125 | W | 22-10 | 15-16 | 37-26 | OT | |
| February 16, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 114 at Utah Stars 124 | L | 22-10 | 15-17 | 37-27 | ||
| February 18, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 118 at San Diego Conquistadors 103 | W | 22-10 | 16-17 | 38-27 | ||
| February 20, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 112 at Dallas Chaparrals 119 | L | 22-10 | 16-18 | 38-28 | ||
| February 24, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 115 at Virginia Squires 126 | L | 22-10 | 16-19 | 38-29 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| February 25, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 97 at New York Nets 118 | L | 22-10 | 16-20 | 38-30 | ||
| February 26, 1973 | New York Nets 107 at Indiana Pacers 112 | W | 23-10 | 16-20 | 39-30 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| February 28, 1973 | San Diego Conquistadors 106 at Indiana Pacers 109 | W | 24-10 | 16-20 | 40-30 | ||
| March 2, 1973 | Denver Rockets 105 at Indiana Pacers 114 | W | 25-10 | 16-20 | 41-30 | ||
| March 4, 1973 | Dallas Chaparrals 118 at Indiana Pacers 121 | W | 26-10 | 16-20 | 42-30 | ||
| March 7, 1973 | Memphis Tams 114 at Indiana Pacers 122 | W | 27-10 | 16-20 | 43-30 | ||
| March 9, 1973 | Carolina Cougars 105 at Indiana Pacers 110 | W | 28-10 | 16-20 | 44-30 | ||
| March 11, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 115 at Carolina Cougars 105 | W | 28-10 | 17-20 | 45-30 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| March 14, 1973 | Utah Stars 106 at Indiana Pacers 113 | W | 29-10 | 17-20 | 46-30 | ||
| March 16, 1973 | New York Nets 89 at Indiana Pacers 98 | W | 30-10 | 17-20 | 47-30 | ||
| March 18, 1973 | Virginia Squires 105 at Indiana Pacers 119 | W | 31-10 | 17-20 | 48-30 | ||
| March 21, 1973 | Dallas Chaparrals 131 at Indiana Pacers 133 | W | 32-10 | 17-20 | 49-30 | 2OT | |
| March 23, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 92 at Denver Rockets 101 | L | 32-10 | 17-21 | 49-31 | ||
| March 24, 1973 | Denver Rockets 94 at Indiana Pacers 116 | W | 33-10 | 17-21 | 50-31 | ||
| March 25, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 115 at New York Nets 118 | L | 33-10 | 17-22 | 50-32 | OT | |
| March 27, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 110 at San Diego Conquistadors 107 | W | 33-10 | 18-22 | 51-32 | ||
| March 28, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 136 at Utah Stars 138 | L | 33-10 | 18-23 | 51-33 | ||
| March 31, 1973 | Denver Rockets 91 at Indiana Pacers 114 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 1, 1973 | Denver Rockets 93 at Indiana Pacers 106 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 3, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 94 at Denver Rockets 105 | L | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 5, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 97 at Denver Rockets 95 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 7, 1973 | Denver Rockets 107 at Indiana Pacers 121 | W | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| April 12, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 107 at Utah Stars 124 | L | 3-0 | 1-2 | 4-2 | ||
| April 14, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 116 at Utah Stars 110 | W | 3-0 | 2-2 | 5-2 | ||
| April 16, 1973 | Utah Stars 108 at Indiana Pacers 118 | W | 4-0 | 2-2 | 6-2 | ||
| April 18, 1973 | Utah Stars 104 at Indiana Pacers 103 | L | 4-1 | 2-2 | 6-3 | ||
| April 19, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 104 at Utah Stars 102 | W | 4-1 | 3-2 | 7-3 | ||
| April 21, 1973 | Utah Stars 98 at Indiana Pacers 107 | W | 5-1 | 3-2 | 8-3 | ||
| April 28, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 111 at Kentucky Colonels 107 | W | 5-1 | 4-2 | 9-3 | OT | |
| April 30, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 102 at Kentucky Colonels 114 | L | 5-1 | 4-3 | 9-4 | ||
| May 3, 1973 | Kentucky Colonels 92 at Indiana Pacers 88 | L | 5-2 | 4-3 | 9-5 | ||
| May 5, 1973 | Kentucky Colonels 86 at Indiana Pacers 90 | W | 6-2 | 4-3 | 10-5 | ||
| May 8, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 89 at Kentucky Colonels 86 | W | 6-2 | 5-3 | 11-5 | ||
| May 10, 1973 | Kentucky Colonels 109 at Indiana Pacers 93 | L | 6-3 | 5-3 | 11-6 | ||
| May 12, 1973 | Indiana Pacers 88 at Kentucky Colonels 81 | W | 6-3 | 6-3 | 12-6 |
