NBA 1952-53Regular season

Final

Indianapolis Olympians85–91Fort Wayne Pistons

Indianapolis Olympians at Fort Wayne Pistons

Date: Wednesday 31 December 1952
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1952-53Regular season
Meeting: 25th meetingof 29 played

Indianapolis Olympians

Indianapolis Olympians box score
Player	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
Mel Payton	8–15	6–7	2	3	22
Bill Tosheff	6–22	6–7	5	1	18
Paul Walther	6–15	5–5	6	5	17
Bob Lavoy	5–9	1–1	3	1	11
Joe Graboski	3–9	2–3	6	5	8
Ed Mikan	1–4	4–4	0	4	6
Gene Rhodes	1–4	0–1	2	0	2
Leo Barnhorst	0–4	1–1	1	2	1
Zeke Zawoluk	0–0	0–2	0	1	0
Team totals	30–82	25–31	25	22	85

Fort Wayne Pistons

Fort Wayne Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
Larry Foust	9–20	7–9	6	1	25
Andy Phillip	6–11	4–4	7	1	16
Monk Meineke	8–21	0–0	4	5	16
Dick Groat	4–9	7–10	9	5	15
Dike Eddleman	7–14	0–0	2	5	14
Frankie Brian	1–8	0–0	1	4	2
Fred Schaus	1–4	0–1	3	2	2
Chuck Share	0–1	1–3	0	1	1
Team totals	36–88	19–27	32	24	91

This season

Detroit Pistons 7, Indianapolis Olympians 3 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 1952Fort Wayne Pistons 59–72 Indianapolis Olympians
31 Dec 195285–91 this game
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

Indianapolis Olympians: 12–21
Fort Wayne Pistons: 15–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

23 Dec 1952Fort Wayne Pistons 59–72 Indianapolis Olympians
11 Jan 1953Indianapolis Olympians 68–72 Fort Wayne Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.