1968-69 Minnesota Pipers Schedule and Results

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Record: 36-42, Finished 4th in ABA Eastern Division

Coach: Jim Harding (18-8), Vern Mikkelsen (6-6), Jim Harding (2-5), Verl Young (10-23)

PTS/G: 114.3 (7th of 11) Opp PTS/G: 114.2 (5th of 11)

SRS: -0.05 (6th of 11) Pace: 109.5 (5th of 11)

Off Rtg: 103.3 (8th of 11) Def Rtg: 103.2 (4th of 11) Net Rtg: +0.1 (7th of 11)

Expected W-L: 39-39 (7th of 11)

Arena: Metropolitan Sports Center

ABA 1969 Playoffs:
Lost ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (3-4) versus Miami Floridians (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	Sun, Oct 27, 1968	Box Score		Miami Floridians	W		126	94	1	0	W 1	1,943
2	Tue, Oct 29, 1968	Box Score		Miami Floridians	W		116	108	2	0	W 2	1,665		at Duluth, MN
3	Sat, Nov 2, 1968	Box Score		New York Nets	W		130	114	3	0	W 3	2,767
4	Mon, Nov 4, 1968	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		121	120	4	0	W 4	3,203
5	Wed, Nov 6, 1968	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		112	131	4	1	L 1	3,481
6	Sun, Nov 10, 1968	Box Score		New York Nets	W		118	96	5	1	W 1	2,434
7	Tue, Nov 12, 1968	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	L	OT	116	123	5	2	L 1	1,299		at Duluth, MN
8	Fri, Nov 15, 1968	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		105	95	6	2	W 1	2,324
9	Sat, Nov 16, 1968	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W		123	113	7	2	W 2	6,002
10	Tue, Nov 19, 1968	Box Score		Denver Rockets	L		121	126	7	3	L 1	652		at Duluth, MN
11	Sat, Nov 23, 1968	Box Score		New York Nets	L		105	110	7	4	L 2	2,303
12	Tue, Nov 26, 1968	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		119	108	8	4	W 1	2,499		at Duluth, MN
13	Wed, Nov 27, 1968	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		110	101	9	4	W 2	1,342
14	Thu, Nov 28, 1968	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	W		120	107	10	4	W 3	1,141
15	Sat, Nov 30, 1968	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	W		105	99	11	4	W 4	1,952
16	Sun, Dec 1, 1968	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	W		139	124	12	4	W 5	1,770
17	Tue, Dec 3, 1968	Box Score		New Orleans Buccaneers	W		116	94	13	4	W 6	1,080		at Duluth, MN
18	Wed, Dec 4, 1968	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		126	103	14	4	W 7	1,788
19	Thu, Dec 5, 1968	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		118	119	14	5	L 1	3,876
20	Sat, Dec 7, 1968	Box Score		New Orleans Buccaneers	W		98	91	15	5	W 1	2,000
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 10, 1968	Box Score		Miami Floridians	W		112	105	16	5	W 2	7,162
22	Wed, Dec 11, 1968	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	L		116	124	16	6	L 1	1,529
23	Fri, Dec 13, 1968	Box Score	@	Oakland Oaks	L		122	127	16	7	L 2	5,995
24	Tue, Dec 17, 1968	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		111	109	17	7	W 1	2,882		at Duluth, MN
25	Fri, Dec 20, 1968	Box Score	@	Houston Mavericks	W		123	103	18	7	W 2	950
26	Sat, Dec 21, 1968	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	L		99	103	18	8	L 1	2,285
27	Wed, Dec 25, 1968	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W		129	118	19	8	W 1	3,165
28	Thu, Dec 26, 1968	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	OT	133	134	19	9	L 1	7,116
29	Fri, Dec 27, 1968	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		110	106	20	9	W 1	2,425
30	Sun, Dec 29, 1968	Box Score		Oakland Oaks	L		99	120	20	10	L 1	3,062
31	Tue, Dec 31, 1968	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		98	117	20	11	L 2	2,220
32	Sat, Jan 4, 1969	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		102	103	20	12	L 3	8,397
33	Sun, Jan 5, 1969	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		120	111	21	12	W 1	916
34	Tue, Jan 7, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		101	113	21	13	L 1	1,323
35	Wed, Jan 8, 1969	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	W		128	124	22	13	W 1	3,007		at Miami Beach, FL
36	Thu, Jan 9, 1969	Box Score	@	New Orleans Buccaneers	L		102	120	22	14	L 1	2,589
37	Fri, Jan 10, 1969	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		122	119	23	14	W 1	1,077
38	Sun, Jan 12, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		116	105	24	14	W 2	878
39	Tue, Jan 14, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L	OT	101	102	24	15	L 1	1,395		at Duluth, MN
40	Thu, Jan 16, 1969	Box Score	@	Houston Mavericks	L	2OT	121	128	24	16	L 2	1,109
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 18, 1969	Box Score		Oakland Oaks	L		108	111	24	17	L 3	4,722
42	Tue, Jan 21, 1969	Box Score		New York Nets	W		113	104	25	17	W 1	1,003		at Duluth, MN
43	Fri, Jan 24, 1969	Box Score		Miami Floridians	L		97	100	25	18	L 1	4,070
44	Sat, Jan 25, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		112	77	26	18	W 1	1,845
45	Sun, Jan 26, 1969	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	L		90	101	26	19	L 1	2,539
46	Fri, Jan 31, 1969	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		110	117	26	20	L 2	1,719
47	Sun, Feb 2, 1969	Box Score		Houston Mavericks	L		87	94	26	21	L 3	3,147
48	Tue, Feb 4, 1969	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W		112	99	27	21	W 1	4,160
49	Wed, Feb 5, 1969	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	L		107	110	27	22	L 1	2,935
50	Fri, Feb 7, 1969	Box Score		Denver Rockets	L		106	110	27	23	L 2	1,266
51	Sun, Feb 9, 1969	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		118	119	27	24	L 3	1,619
52	Tue, Feb 11, 1969	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		115	105	28	24	W 1	899
53	Wed, Feb 12, 1969	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		108	125	28	25	L 1	2,041
54	Thu, Feb 13, 1969	Box Score	N	Miami Floridians	L		126	131	28	26	L 2	3,157		at St. Louis, MO
55	Fri, Feb 14, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		123	114	29	26	W 1	1,135
56	Tue, Feb 18, 1969	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		133	140	29	27	L 1	4,706
57	Thu, Feb 20, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		118	113	30	27	W 1	686
58	Sun, Feb 23, 1969	Box Score		Oakland Oaks	W		104	102	31	27	W 2	2,870
59	Thu, Feb 27, 1969	Box Score		Houston Mavericks	W		136	102	32	27	W 3	4,248
60	Sun, Mar 2, 1969	Box Score		Miami Floridians	L	OT	132	136	32	28	L 1	3,920
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 4, 1969	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		120	126	32	29	L 2	4,725
62	Wed, Mar 5, 1969	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	L		118	123	32	30	L 3	1,163
63	Sat, Mar 8, 1969	Box Score		Houston Mavericks	W	2OT	132	129	33	30	W 1	4,155
64	Sun, Mar 9, 1969	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		104	118	33	31	L 1	5,514
65	Tue, Mar 11, 1969	Box Score	@	Houston Mavericks	W		130	128	34	31	W 1	218
66	Wed, Mar 12, 1969	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		100	122	34	32	L 1	2,239
67	Fri, Mar 14, 1969	Box Score	@	Oakland Oaks	L		122	138	34	33	L 2	1,009		at San Jose, CA
68	Sat, Mar 15, 1969	Box Score	@	Oakland Oaks	L		120	131	34	34	L 3	3,694
69	Sun, Mar 16, 1969	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		113	144	34	35	L 4	8,827
70	Wed, Mar 19, 1969	Box Score		New Orleans Buccaneers	L		106	134	34	36	L 5	1,247
71	Fri, Mar 21, 1969	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		104	127	34	37	L 6	5,125
72	Sat, Mar 22, 1969	Box Score	@	New Orleans Buccaneers	L		114	115	34	38	L 7	3,395
73	Sun, Mar 23, 1969	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		113	132	34	39	L 8	8,963
74	Tue, Mar 25, 1969	Box Score		New York Nets	W		114	104	35	39	W 1	1,130		at Saint Paul, MN
75	Thu, Mar 27, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		117	115	36	39	W 2	621
76	Fri, Mar 28, 1969	Box Score	@	New Orleans Buccaneers	L		104	106	36	40	L 1	3,402
77	Sun, Mar 30, 1969	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	L		118	126	36	41	L 2	2,893
78	Thu, Apr 3, 1969	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		101	109	36	42	L 3	873

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

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Mon, Apr 7, 1969	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	L	110	119	0	1	L 1	4,103
2	Wed, Apr 9, 1969	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	W	106	99	1	1	W 1	1,688
3	Thu, Apr 10, 1969	Box Score		Miami Floridians	W	109	93	2	1	W 2	1,520
4	Sat, Apr 12, 1969	Box Score		Miami Floridians	L	109	116	2	2	L 1	2,532
5	Sun, Apr 13, 1969	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	L	107	122	2	3	L 2	4,206
6	Tue, Apr 15, 1969	Box Score		Miami Floridians	W	105	100	3	3	W 1	1,345
7	Sat, Apr 19, 1969	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	L	128	137	3	4	L 1	5,072

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