1959 NBA All-Star Game: Box Score, MVP and Information.

Information about the 1959 All-Star Game, with result, scoring by period, MVP, box score, and all the NBA players selected to play it.

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Season Summary

Game Result

West
East
124 - 108

Scoring by Period

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
West 27 34 30 33 124
East 31 21 32 24 108

ASG MVP

Elgin Baylor
Minneapolis Lakers
and
Bob Pettit
St. Louis Hawks
Date: January 23, 1959 / Location: Detroit / Stadium: Olympia Stadium

1959 All-Star Game Box Score

West Team

124
  Shooting Rebounds
Player
(Team)
Min
FG
3P
FT
O D Tot Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Starters
 
Bob Pettit (Hawks) 34:00 8-21 - 9-9 16 5 1 25
Elgin Baylor (Lakers) 32:00 10-20 - 4-5 11 1 3 24
Cliff Hagan (Hawks) 22:00 6-12 - 3-3 8 3 5 15
Gene Shue (Pistons) 31:00 6-11 - 1-2 4 3 4 13
Slater Martin (Hawks) 22:00 2-6 - 1-2 6 1 2 5
Reserves
 
Jack Twyman (Royals) 23:00 8-12 - 2-4 8 3 4 18
Larry Foust (Lakers) 16:00 3-9 - 2-2 9 0 3 8
George Yardley (Pistons) 17:00 2-8 - 2-2 4 0 3 6
Dick Garmaker (Lakers) 19:00 2-6 - 1-1 2 1 2 5
Dick McGuire (Pistons) 24:00 2-7 - 1-2 3 3 2 5
Totals   240 49-112 - 26-32 71 20 29 124
Percentages .438 - .813 Coach: Ed Macauley

East Team

108
  Shooting Rebounds
Player
(Team)
Min
FG
3P
FT
O D Tot Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Starters
 
Paul Arizin (Warriors) 30:00 4-15 - 8-9 8 0 2 16
Kenny Sears (Knicks) 26:00 5-9 - 5-5 8 1 4 15
Bob Cousy (Celtics) 32:00 4-8 - 5-6 5 4 0 13
Bill Sharman (Celtics) 24:00 3-12 - 5-6 2 0 1 11
Bill Russell (Celtics) 27:00 3-10 - 1-1 9 1 4 7
Reserves
 
Woody Sauldsberry (Warriors) 18:00 5-11 - 4-4 2 3 2 14
Dolph Schayes (Nationals) 22:00 3-11 - 7-8 13 1 6 13
Larry Costello (Nationals) 18:00 3-8 - 1-1 3 3 1 7
Red Kerr (Nationals) 21:00 3-14 - 1-2 9 2 0 7
Richie Guerin (Knicks) 22:00 1-7 - 3-5 3 3 1 5
Totals   240 34-105 - 40-47 62 18 21 108
Percentages .324 - .851 Coach: Red Auerbach