NBA 1952-53Regular season

Final

Fort Wayne Pistons59–72Indianapolis Olympians

Fort Wayne Pistons at Indianapolis Olympians

Date: Tuesday 23 December 1952
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1952-53Regular season
Meeting: 24th meetingof 29 played

Fort Wayne Pistons

Fort Wayne Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Fred Schaus	5–?	4–5	—	5	14
Andy Phillip	4–?	4–6	—	4	12
Frankie Brian	4–?	2–3	—	2	10
Larry Foust	1–12	4–6	17	2	6
Monk Meineke	1–?	3–5	—	4	5
Dick Groat	1–?	2–2	—	4	4
Jack Kerris	1–?	2–3	—	1	4
Chuck Share	1–?	0–0	—	0	2
Dike Eddleman	1–9	0–0	—	4	2
Team totals	19–21	21–30	17	26	59

Indianapolis Olympians

Indianapolis Olympians box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Bill Tosheff	9–?	1–2	—	4	19
Paul Walther	3–?	7–7	—	4	13
Gene Rhodes	2–?	7–8	—	2	11
Mel Payton	4–?	3–3	—	1	11
Joe Graboski	3–?	3–7	—	4	9
Bob Lavoy	2–?	2–5	—	3	6
Zeke Zawoluk	0–?	3–3	—	5	3
Team totals	23–?	26–35	—	23	72

This season

Indianapolis Olympians 3, Detroit Pistons 7 in NBA 1952-53.

9 Nov 1952Indianapolis Olympians 71–74 Fort Wayne Pistons
11 Nov 1952Fort Wayne Pistons 63–78 Indianapolis Olympians
5 Dec 1952Fort Wayne Pistons 74–84 Indianapolis Olympians
14 Dec 1952Indianapolis Olympians 71–86 Fort Wayne Pistons
23 Dec 195259–72 this game
31 Dec 1952Indianapolis Olympians 85–91 Fort Wayne Pistons
11 Jan 1953Indianapolis Olympians 68–72 Fort Wayne Pistons
16 Jan 1953Indianapolis Olympians 68–75 Fort Wayne Pistons
5 Feb 1953Indianapolis Olympians 63–68 Fort Wayne Pistons
6 Mar 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 73–64 Indianapolis Olympians

Records going in

Fort Wayne Pistons: 13–11
Indianapolis Olympians: 9–18

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Indianapolis Olympians 11, Detroit Pistons 18.

14 Dec 1952Indianapolis Olympians 71–86 Fort Wayne Pistons
31 Dec 1952Indianapolis Olympians 85–91 Fort Wayne Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.