NBA 1975-76Regular season

Final

New York Knicks111–116Houston Rockets

New York Knicks at Houston Rockets

Date: Tuesday 16 March 1976
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1975-76Regular season
Meeting: 53rd meetingof 160 played

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Butch Beard	45:00	7–18	6–7	—	—	7	6	6	0	2	20
Spencer Haywood	42:00	15–26	5–6	—	—	18	2	0	3	4	35
John Gianelli	40:00	8–13	2–2	—	—	9	3	0	1	0	18
Jim Barnett	25:00	5–16	2–4	—	—	3	1	0	0	1	12
Bill Bradley	25:00	2–6	2–2	—	—	2	2	0	0	3	6
Phil Jackson	21:00	1–7	2–2	—	—	6	0	0	0	4	4
Earl Monroe	11:00	2–6	0–0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	4
Gene Short	9:00	1–5	0–0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	2
Mel Davis	8:00	2–5	2–2	—	—	4	0	1	0	1	6
Neal Walk	8:00	1–6	0–0	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	2
Harthorne Wingo	6:00	0–2	2–2	—	—	1	0	1	0	1	2
Team totals	240:00	44–110	23–27	0	0	55	17	9	4	18	111

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Mike Newlin	43:00	10–23	6–7	—	—	8	6	1	0	3	26
Calvin Murphy	41:00	10–18	6–7	—	—	1	12	1	0	3	26
Kevin Kunnert	38:00	5–8	0–0	3	16	19	1	2	6	5	10
Rudy Tomjanovich	31:00	10–18	3–5	—	—	5	7	1	0	1	23
Joe Meriweather	30:00	3–8	2–2	—	—	7	2	1	1	6	8
John Johnson	26:00	8–11	0–0	—	—	2	5	2	1	4	16
Ed Ratleff	20:00	2–3	1–1	—	—	3	2	0	1	3	5
Ron Riley	7:00	1–1	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Rudy White	4:00	0–1	0–0	—	—	1	1	0	0	3	0
Team totals	240:00	49–91	18–22	3	16	46	36	8	9	29	116

This season

Houston Rockets 3, New York Knicks 2 in NBA 1975-76.

4 Nov 1975New York Knicks 106–119 Houston Rockets
13 Nov 1975Houston Rockets 102–108 New York Knicks
14 Jan 1976New York Knicks 107–103 Houston Rockets
31 Jan 1976Houston Rockets 130–114 New York Knicks
16 Mar 1976111–116 this game

Records going in

New York Knicks: 32–36
Houston Rockets: 34–34

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

31 Jan 1976Houston Rockets 130–114 New York Knicks
28 Dec 1976Houston Rockets 99–111 New York Knicks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.