Index
NBA All Star Game
1956-ROCHESTER

A huge performance by Bob Pettit (20 points and 24 rebounds), brought the West team to the victory. Also Bob Pettit got his first MVP title. Later he got three more.
Only 8517 people assisted in these edition (second fewest in All Star history).
  DATE: 24 January 1956
  RESULT: West 108- East 94
  MVP: Bob Pettit
  BEST PLAYERS: EAST Neil Johnston 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Dick McGuire and Ed Macauley 3 assists.
                              WEST Bob Pettit 20 points, 24 rebounds and 7 assists.
  PUBLIC: 8.517 spectators.
  COACHES: George Senesky (East) and Charles Eckman (West).

BOXSCORE
WEST
PLAYER TEAM
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
Mel Hutchins Fort Wayne
27
5
11
1
2
4
0
11
George Yardley Fort Wayne
19
3
7
2
3
6
1
8
Larry Foust Fort Wayne
20
3
9
3
4
4
0
9
Slater Martin Minneapolis
29
3
7
3
3
1
7
9
Bob Wanzer Rochester
25
4
8
5
6
5
2
13
Maurice Stokes Rochester
20
4
11
2
5
16
2
10
Bob Pettit St. Louis
31
7
17
6
7
24
7
20
Vern Mikkelsen Minneapolis
22
5
13
6
7
9
2
16
Clyde Lovellette Minneapolis
20
3
10
1
3
10
0
7
Bob Harrison St Louis
25
2
7
1
2
0
1
5
TOTALS
240
39
100
30
42
79
22
108

EAST
PLAYER TEAM
MIN
FGM
FGA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
PTS
Paul Arizin Philadelphia
28
5
13
3
5
7
1
13
Dolph Schayes Syracuse
25
4
8
6
10
4
2
14
Neil Johnston Philadelphia
25
5
9
7
11
10
1
17
Bob Cousy Boston
24
2
8
3
4
7
2
7
Dick McGuire New York
29
2
9
2
5
0
3
6
John Kerr Syracuse
16
2
4
0
1
8
0
4
Harry Gallatin New York
30
5
12
6
7
5
2
16
Ed Macauley Boston
20
1
9
2
4
2
3
4
Jack George Philadelphia
21
2
7
2
2
3
2
6
Bill Sharman Boston
24
2
8
3
4
7
2
7
Carl Braun New York
Injured
TOTALS
240
30
87
34
53
53
18
94

Score By Periods
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Totals
West
17
26
41
24
108
East
24
16
24
30
94