NBA 1953-54Regular season

Final

Syracuse Nationals77–78Fort Wayne Pistons

Syracuse Nationals at Fort Wayne Pistons

Date: Sunday 6 December 1953
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1953-54Regular season
Meeting: 23rd meetingof 422 played

Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Lavoy	36:00	2–6	0–0	3	1	3	4
Jim Neal	17:00	2–9	3–4	5	1	2	7
Paul Seymour	—	5–11	4–4	5	4	5	14
Billy Kenville	—	4–8	4–5	6	3	2	12
Bill Gabor	—	4–9	3–3	2	1	2	11
Dolph Schayes	—	1–11	8–9	4	5	5	10
Wally Osterkorn	—	2–4	3–5	4	2	5	7
George King	—	2–5	2–3	2	2	3	6
Earl Lloyd	—	1–5	2–2	1	1	5	4
Bato Govedarica	—	1–1	0–0	0	0	1	2
Team totals	53:00	24–69	29–35	32	20	33	77

Fort Wayne Pistons

Fort Wayne Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Mel Hutchins	48:00	4–10	3–4	9	3	4	11
Andy Phillip	48:00	4–6	2–4	2	11	5	10
Larry Foust	42:00	9–16	13–16	13	2	3	31
Frankie Brian	31:00	3–10	3–4	2	2	3	9
Fred Scolari	17:00	0–4	1–1	2	0	2	1
Monk Meineke	14:00	2–4	3–3	2	2	5	7
Chuck Share	3:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Jack Molinas	—	1–12	7–9	10	2	5	9
Team totals	203:00	23–62	32–41	40	22	27	78

This season

Detroit Pistons 2, Philadelphia 76ers 6 in NBA 1953-54.

12 Nov 1953Syracuse Nationals 74–78 Fort Wayne Pistons
19 Nov 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 76–79 Syracuse Nationals
6 Dec 195377–78 this game
5 Jan 1954Syracuse Nationals 72–60 Fort Wayne Pistons
7 Jan 1954Fort Wayne Pistons 67–79 Syracuse Nationals
6 Feb 1954Fort Wayne Pistons 87–93 Syracuse Nationals
18 Feb 1954Fort Wayne Pistons 77–91 Syracuse Nationals
4 Mar 1954Syracuse Nationals 86–63 Fort Wayne Pistons

Records going in

Syracuse Nationals: 10–10
Fort Wayne Pistons: 11–8

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 179, Philadelphia 76ers 243.

19 Nov 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 76–79 Syracuse Nationals
5 Jan 1954Syracuse Nationals 72–60 Fort Wayne Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.