1972-73 Kentucky Colonels Schedule and Results

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Record: 56-28, Finished 2nd in ABA Eastern Division

Coach: Joe Mullaney (56-28)

PTS/G: 111.9 (5th of 10) Opp PTS/G: 105.5 (1st of 10)

SRS: 5.63 (1st of 10) Pace: 108.3 (8th of 10)

Off Rtg: 103.4 (3rd of 10) Def Rtg: 97.4 (1st of 10) Net Rtg: +5.9 (1st of 10)

Expected W-L: 58-26 (1st of 10)

Arena: Freedom Hall

ABA 1973 Playoffs:
Won ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-1) versus Virginia Squires (Series Stats)
Won ABA Eastern Division Finals (4-3) versus Carolina Cougars (Series Stats)
Lost ABA Finals (3-4) versus Indiana Pacers (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

ABA box scores researched by Michael Hamel and used with permission.

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 13, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L	90	114	0	1	L 1	6,892
2	Sat, Oct 14, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W	130	110	1	1	W 1	8,876
3	Wed, Oct 18, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L	100	105	1	2	L 1	4,988
4	Sat, Oct 21, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	W	112	92	2	2	W 1	6,713
5	Wed, Oct 25, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W	116	108	3	2	W 2	5,513
6	Fri, Oct 27, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L	112	114	3	3	L 1	6,828		at Greensboro, NC
7	Sat, Oct 28, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	W	106	82	4	3	W 1	7,913
8	Mon, Oct 30, 1972	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L	106	117	4	4	L 1	6,735
9	Tue, Oct 31, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W	119	109	5	4	W 1	1,429
10	Fri, Nov 3, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	116	118	5	5	L 1	10,079
11	Sat, Nov 4, 1972	Box Score		Utah Stars	L	122	125	5	6	L 2	10,307
12	Wed, Nov 8, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L	111	126	5	7	L 3	4,500
13	Fri, Nov 10, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W	122	117	6	7	W 1	8,298		at Greensboro, NC
14	Sat, Nov 11, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	W	116	99	7	7	W 2	8,500
15	Wed, Nov 15, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L	99	104	7	8	L 1	5,061
16	Fri, Nov 17, 1972	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L	115	122	7	9	L 2	6,369		at Hampton, VA
17	Sat, Nov 18, 1972	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	L	104	112	7	10	L 3	5,614
18	Sun, Nov 19, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L	115	118	7	11	L 4	6,179
19	Wed, Nov 22, 1972	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	123	109	8	11	W 1	4,953
20	Fri, Nov 24, 1972	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	99	109	8	12	L 1	10,079
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Nov 25, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W	115	111	9	12	W 1	9,727		at Charlotte, NC
22	Tue, Nov 28, 1972	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W	133	111	10	12	W 2	2,019
23	Wed, Nov 29, 1972	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W	114	113	11	12	W 3	3,856
24	Thu, Nov 30, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W	107	102	12	12	W 4	1,813
25	Fri, Dec 1, 1972	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W	127	107	13	12	W 5	3,539
26	Sun, Dec 3, 1972	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W	109	91	14	12	W 6	5,888
27	Wed, Dec 6, 1972	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W	119	105	15	12	W 7	5,883
28	Fri, Dec 8, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	121	114	16	12	W 8	10,794
29	Wed, Dec 13, 1972	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W	119	112	17	12	W 9	5,813
30	Thu, Dec 14, 1972	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L	113	121	17	13	L 1	1,715
31	Fri, Dec 15, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W	118	110	18	13	W 1	6,385
32	Sat, Dec 16, 1972	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W	117	110	19	13	W 2	5,153
33	Fri, Dec 22, 1972	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W	128	116	20	13	W 3	10,511
34	Sat, Dec 23, 1972	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W	116	105	21	13	W 4	4,414
35	Tue, Dec 26, 1972	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	129	120	22	13	W 5	10,891
36	Wed, Dec 27, 1972	Box Score		New York Nets	W	105	101	23	13	W 6	5,989
37	Fri, Dec 29, 1972	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W	131	104	24	13	W 7	6,987
38	Sat, Dec 30, 1972	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L	91	104	24	14	L 1	14,126		at Greensboro, NC
39	Wed, Jan 3, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	109	107	25	14	W 1	8,992
40	Fri, Jan 5, 1973	Box Score		Utah Stars	W	115	106	26	14	W 2	9,072
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 6, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L	109	113	26	15	L 1	9,164		at Norfolk, VA
42	Tue, Jan 9, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W	113	106	27	15	W 1	9,822
43	Fri, Jan 12, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W	104	101	28	15	W 2	4,712
44	Sat, Jan 13, 1973	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L	96	105	28	16	L 1	10,876
45	Sun, Jan 14, 1973	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W	100	97	29	16	W 1	1,833
46	Wed, Jan 17, 1973	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L	104	117	29	17	L 1	8,169
47	Thu, Jan 18, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W	104	100	30	17	W 1	4,145
48	Sat, Jan 20, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	115	103	31	17	W 2	7,286
49	Sun, Jan 21, 1973	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W	118	111	32	17	W 3	5,309
50	Tue, Jan 23, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W	131	112	33	17	W 4	1,412
51	Wed, Jan 24, 1973	Box Score		Denver Rockets	L	87	98	33	18	L 1	4,989
52	Thu, Jan 25, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	94	96	33	19	L 2	9,369
53	Sat, Jan 27, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W	106	99	34	19	W 1	10,099		at Norfolk, VA
54	Sun, Jan 28, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W	111	103	35	19	W 2	9,813
55	Wed, Jan 31, 1973	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W	109	99	36	19	W 3	4,410
56	Fri, Feb 2, 1973	Box Score		San Diego Conquistadors	W	118	106	37	19	W 4	7,874
57	Sat, Feb 3, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	103	110	37	20	L 1	10,079
58	Sun, Feb 4, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L	99	104	37	21	L 2	10,883
59	Sat, Feb 10, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L	100	105	37	22	L 3	6,769		at Richmond, VA
60	Sun, Feb 11, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	98	87	38	22	W 1	11,037
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Feb 13, 1973	Box Score	@	San Diego Conquistadors	W	110	103	39	22	W 2	1,786
62	Wed, Feb 14, 1973	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W	111	103	40	22	W 3	5,501
63	Thu, Feb 15, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L	108	120	40	23	L 1	8,981		at Charlotte, NC
64	Sat, Feb 17, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W	112	105	41	23	W 1	8,359		at Hampton, VA
65	Sun, Feb 18, 1973	Box Score		New York Nets	W	94	85	42	23	W 2	5,851
66	Wed, Feb 21, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	125	109	43	23	W 3	5,187
67	Sat, Feb 24, 1973	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W	107	102	44	23	W 4	2,749
68	Sun, Feb 25, 1973	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L	86	87	44	24	L 1	5,660
69	Tue, Feb 27, 1973	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L	97	103	44	25	L 2	9,136
70	Wed, Feb 28, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W	117	97	45	25	W 1	6,271
71	Fri, Mar 2, 1973	Box Score		New York Nets	L	107	109	45	26	L 1	6,770
72	Sun, Mar 4, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	121	91	46	26	W 1	5,859
73	Tue, Mar 6, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W	131	107	47	26	W 2	2,512
74	Wed, Mar 7, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L	89	91	47	27	L 1	7,863
75	Fri, Mar 9, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W	119	113	48	27	W 1	9,219		at Norfolk, VA
76	Sat, Mar 10, 1973	Box Score	@	Memphis Tams	W	121	110	49	27	W 2	3,048
77	Sun, Mar 11, 1973	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W	119	82	50	27	W 3	4,416
78	Tue, Mar 13, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	139	103	51	27	W 4	4,137
79	Sun, Mar 18, 1973	Box Score		Utah Stars	L	99	100	51	28	L 1	7,339
80	Wed, Mar 21, 1973	Box Score		Memphis Tams	W	131	109	52	28	W 1	10,329
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 23, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W	115	91	53	28	W 2	9,597
82	Sat, Mar 24, 1973	Box Score		New York Nets	W	126	96	54	28	W 3	6,414
83	Sun, Mar 25, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W	111	95	55	28	W 4	6,733
84	Wed, Mar 28, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W	118	97	56	28	W 5	6,119		at Greensboro, NC

ABA box scores researched by Michael Hamel and used with permission.

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Mar 30, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		129	101	1	0	W 1	4,692
2	Sun, Apr 1, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		94	109	1	1	L 1	5,139
3	Tue, Apr 3, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W	OT	115	113	2	1	W 1	9,621
4	Fri, Apr 6, 1973	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W		108	90	3	1	W 2	8,644
5	Sat, Apr 7, 1973	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		114	103	4	1	W 3	16,887
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
6	Wed, Apr 11, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		113	103	5	1	W 4	9,165
7	Sat, Apr 14, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		105	125	5	2	L 1	5,103
8	Mon, Apr 16, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		108	94	6	2	W 1	10,422
9	Wed, Apr 18, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		91	102	6	3	L 1	16,238
10	Fri, Apr 20, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		107	112	6	4	L 2	11,988
11	Sat, Apr 21, 1973	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		119	100	7	4	W 1	16,892
12	Tue, Apr 24, 1973	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		107	96	8	4	W 2	10,231
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
13	Sat, Apr 28, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	OT	107	111	8	5	L 1	12,119
14	Mon, Apr 30, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		114	102	9	5	W 1	13,408
15	Thu, May 3, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		92	88	10	5	W 2	10,079
16	Sat, May 5, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		86	90	10	6	L 1	9,498
17	Tue, May 8, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		86	89	10	7	L 2	16,779
18	Thu, May 10, 1973	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		109	93	11	7	W 1	10,079
19	Sat, May 12, 1973	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		81	88	11	8	L 1	16,597

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