NBA 1971-72Regular season

Final

New York Knicks109–108Houston Rockets

New York Knicks at Houston Rockets

Date: Sunday 16 January 1972
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1971-72Regular season
Meeting: 27th meetingof 160 played

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Earl Monroe	3:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Walt Frazier	—	10–21	11–12	5	7	3	31
Bill Bradley	—	10–20	3–4	8	5	3	23
Dave DeBusschere	—	10–14	1–1	8	5	2	21
Jerry Lucas	—	6–12	2–2	10	3	2	14
Luther Rackley	—	4–5	0–0	1	0	1	8
Dean Meminger	—	2–3	2–2	0	1	2	6
Dick Barnett	—	2–11	2–2	4	6	2	6
Charlie Paulk	—	0–1	0–2	1	1	1	0
Eddie Miles	—	0–0	0–0	0	0	3	0
Phil Jackson	—	0–1	0–3	1	0	2	0
Team totals	3:00	44–88	21–28	38	28	21	109

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Elvin Hayes	—	10–26	4–5	21	7	3	24
Mike Newlin	—	8–9	2–3	1	3	5	18
Calvin Murphy	—	7–9	3–5	1	1	3	17
Stu Lantz	—	5–16	6–7	2	2	3	16
Cliff Meely	—	5–9	1–1	7	1	3	11
McCoy McLemore	—	4–7	2–2	5	0	1	10
Rudy Tomjanovich	—	3–9	4–5	8	1	2	10
Greg Smith	—	1–6	0–0	3	5	1	2
Team totals	—	43–91	22–28	48	20	21	108

This season

Houston Rockets 0, New York Knicks 5 in NBA 1971-72.

28 Oct 1971Houston Rockets 94–112 New York Knicks
3 Nov 1971New York Knicks 117–98 Houston Rockets
16 Jan 1972109–108 this game
16 Feb 1972Houston Rockets 100–110 New York Knicks
16 Mar 1972New York Knicks 103–102 Houston Rockets

Records going in

New York Knicks: 25–19
Houston Rockets: 16–29

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Houston Rockets 79, New York Knicks 81.

3 Nov 1971New York Knicks 117–98 Houston Rockets
16 Feb 1972Houston Rockets 100–110 New York Knicks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.