1961 NBA All-Star Game

1961 NBA All-Star Game
Date	January 17, 1961
Arena	Onondaga County War Memorial Coliseum
City	Syracuse, New York
MVP	Oscar Robertson
Referees	Norm Drucker and Richie Powers
Attendance	8,016
NBA All-Star Game
< 1960	1962 >

The 11th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 17, 1961, in Syracuse, New York. The coaches were Red Auerbach for the East, and Paul Seymour for the West.

Eastern Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Wilt Chamberlain, PHW	38	2	8	8	15	18	5	1	12
Bob Cousy, BOS	33	2	11	0	0	3	8	6	4
Bill Russell, BOS	28	9	15	6	8	11	1	2	24
Dolph Schayes, SYR	27	7	15	7	7	6	3	4	21
Tom Gola, PHW	25	6	13	2	4	5	3	2	14
Tom Heinsohn, BOS	19	2	16	0	0	6	1	4	4
Hal Greer, SYR	18	7	11	0	0	6	2	2	14
Paul Arizin, PHW	17	6	12	5	6	2	1	4	17
Willie Naulls, NYK	16	4	6	0	1	6	2	2	8
Richie Guerin, NYK	15	3	8	5	6	0	2	2	11
Larry Costello, SYR	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
Totals	240	49	117	33	47	63	28	31	131

Western Conference

Player, Team	MIN	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	REB	AST	PF	PTS
Oscar Robertson, CIN	34	8	13	7	9	9	14	5	23
Bob Pettit, STL	32	13	22	3	7	9	0	2	29
Clyde Lovellette, STL	31	10	19	1	1	10	3	4	21
Elgin Baylor, LAL	27	3	11	9	10	10	4	5	15
Jerry West, LAL	25	2	8	5	6	2	4	3	9
Gene Shue, DET	23	6	10	3	4	3	6	1	15
Walter Dukes, DET	17	3	6	2	2	4	1	4	8
Bailey Howell, DET	16	5	10	3	4	3	3	4	13
Hot Rod Hundley, LAL	14	6	10	2	2	0	2	1	14
Cliff Hagan, STL	13	0	2	2	2	2	0	1	2
Wayne Embry, CIN	8	2	4	0	0	3	0	0	4
Totals	240	58	115	37	47	55	37	30	153

Score by Periods

Score by Periods:	1	2	3	4	Final
East	19	43	35	34	131
West	47	37	31	38	153

Halftime— West, 84-62
Third Quarter— West, 115-97
Officials: Norm Drucker and Richie Powers
Attendance: 8,016.

References

The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 244. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
"1961 NBA All-Star Game". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2008.

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