1967-68 Minnesota Muskies Game-by-Game Results
American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 50-28
Finishing 2nd in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-6 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Kentucky Colonels 3-2
Division Finals - Lost to Pittsburgh Pipers 4-1
Coach: Jim Pollard (50-28)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1967-68 Minnesota Muskies StatisticsTeam Record: 50-28
Finishing 2nd in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-6 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Kentucky Colonels 3-2
Division Finals - Lost to Pittsburgh Pipers 4-1
Coach: Jim Pollard (50-28)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1967-68 Minnesota Muskies Roster
The Minnesota Muskies of the American Basketball Association ended the 1967-68 season with a record of 50 wins and 28 losses, finishing second in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-6.
Minnesota poured in 8,469 points and surrendered 8,163. Mel Daniels scored a team-best 1,729 points for the Muskies, and Les Hunter contributed 17 or more per game, too. Mel Daniels accounted for 1,213 rebounds. Donnie Freeman dished out 190 assists for the squad.
Jim Pollard coached the team. The 1967-68 Minnesota Muskies lost in the division finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8469
Regular Season Points Against: 8163
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 1967 | Kentucky Colonels 104 at Minnesota Muskies 96 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 24, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 104 at Pittsburgh Pipers 86 | W | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| October 25, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 100 at New Jersey Americans 118 | L | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 26, 1967 | Anaheim Amigos 115 at Minnesota Muskies 99 | L | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | ||
| October 29, 1967 | Kentucky Colonels 81 at Minnesota Muskies 94 | W | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | ||
| October 31, 1967 | Houston Mavericks 91 at Minnesota Muskies 108 | W | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | ||
| November 2, 1967 | Indiana Pacers 84 at Minnesota Muskies 109 | W | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-3 | ||
| November 5, 1967 | Anaheim Amigos 92 at Minnesota Muskies 119 | W | 4-2 | 1-1 | 5-3 | ||
| November 8, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 106 at Kentucky Colonels 92 | W | 4-2 | 2-1 | 6-3 | ||
| November 9, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 86 at Pittsburgh Pipers 97 | L | 4-2 | 2-2 | 6-4 | ||
| November 10, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 120 at New Jersey Americans 110 | W | 4-2 | 3-2 | 7-4 | ||
| November 12, 1967 | Oakland Oaks 104 at Minnesota Muskies 108 | W | 5-2 | 3-2 | 8-4 | ||
| November 14, 1967 | Kentucky Colonels 75 at Minnesota Muskies 125 | W | 6-2 | 3-2 | 9-4 | ||
| November 16, 1967 | Denver Rockets 106 at Minnesota Muskies 124 | W | 7-2 | 3-2 | 10-4 | ||
| November 19, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 97 at Denver Rockets 96 | W | 7-2 | 4-2 | 11-4 | ||
| November 20, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 110 at Oakland Oaks 116 | L | 7-2 | 4-3 | 11-5 | ||
| November 21, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 110 at Anaheim Amigos 101 | W | 7-2 | 5-3 | 12-5 | ||
| November 23, 1967 | Pittsburgh Pipers 75 at Minnesota Muskies 101 | W | 8-2 | 5-3 | 13-5 | ||
| November 26, 1967 | Indiana Pacers 99 at Minnesota Muskies 121 | W | 9-2 | 5-3 | 14-5 | ||
| December 3, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 100 at Houston Mavericks 113 | L | 9-2 | 5-4 | 14-6 | ||
| December 4, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 99 at Houston Mavericks 96 | W | 9-2 | 6-4 | 15-6 | ||
| December 5, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 136 at Dallas Chaparrals 135 | W | 9-2 | 7-4 | 16-6 | 2OT | |
| December 6, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 119 at New Orleans Buccaneers 113 | W | 9-2 | 8-4 | 17-6 | OT | |
| December 10, 1967 | Pittsburgh Pipers 114 at Minnesota Muskies 99 | L | 9-3 | 8-4 | 17-7 | ||
| December 12, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 94 at Kentucky Colonels 113 | L | 9-3 | 8-5 | 17-8 | ||
| December 13, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 113 at Indiana Pacers 99 | W | 9-3 | 9-5 | 18-8 | at New Castle, IN | |
| December 14, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 113 at New Jersey Americans 108 | W | 9-3 | 10-5 | 19-8 | ||
| December 17, 1967 | Pittsburgh Pipers 121 at Minnesota Muskies 116 | L | 9-4 | 10-5 | 19-9 | OT | |
| December 18, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 91 at Houston Mavericks 97 | L | 9-4 | 10-6 | 19-10 | ||
| December 20, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 100 at New Orleans Buccaneers 93 | W | 9-4 | 11-6 | 20-10 | at Jackson, MS | |
| December 21, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 105 at New Jersey Americans 94 | W | 9-4 | 12-6 | 21-10 | ||
| December 23, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 104 at Indiana Pacers 101 | W | 9-4 | 13-6 | 22-10 | ||
| December 28, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 115 at New Orleans Buccaneers 101 | W | 9-4 | 14-6 | 23-10 | ||
| December 30, 1967 | Dallas Chaparrals 92 at Minnesota Muskies 104 | W | 10-4 | 14-6 | 24-10 | ||
| January 2, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 109 at Dallas Chaparrals 112 | L | 10-4 | 14-7 | 24-11 | ||
| January 4, 1968 | Houston Mavericks 87 at Minnesota Muskies 109 | W | 11-4 | 14-7 | 25-11 | ||
| January 7, 1968 | Indiana Pacers 106 at Minnesota Muskies 109 | W | 12-4 | 14-7 | 26-11 | ||
| January 8, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 103 at Kentucky Colonels 107 | L | 12-4 | 14-8 | 26-12 | ||
| January 10, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 79 at Indiana Pacers 105 | L | 12-4 | 14-9 | 26-13 | ||
| January 11, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 96 at New Jersey Americans 110 | L | 12-4 | 14-10 | 26-14 | ||
| January 12, 1968 | Pittsburgh Pipers 103 at Minnesota Muskies 120 | W | 13-4 | 14-10 | 27-14 | ||
| January 14, 1968 | Oakland Oaks 107 at Minnesota Muskies 128 | W | 14-4 | 14-10 | 28-14 | ||
| January 16, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 94 at Denver Rockets 111 | L | 14-4 | 14-11 | 28-15 | ||
| January 17, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 119 at Anaheim Amigos 115 | W | 14-4 | 15-11 | 29-15 | ||
| January 18, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 123 at Oakland Oaks 117 | W | 14-4 | 16-11 | 30-15 | ||
| January 21, 1968 | Indiana Pacers 88 at Minnesota Muskies 103 | W | 15-4 | 16-11 | 31-15 | ||
| January 23, 1968 | Kentucky Colonels 97 at Minnesota Muskies 120 | W | 16-4 | 16-11 | 32-15 | ||
| January 25, 1968 | New Jersey Americans 105 at Minnesota Muskies 137 | W | 17-4 | 16-11 | 33-15 | ||
| January 26, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 107 at Pittsburgh Pipers 115 | L | 17-4 | 16-12 | 33-16 | ||
| January 27, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 108 at Indiana Pacers 115 | L | 17-4 | 16-13 | 33-17 | OT | |
| January 29, 1968 | New Jersey Americans 110 at Minnesota Muskies 116 | W | 18-4 | 16-13 | 34-17 | ||
| January 30, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 112 at Pittsburgh Pipers 121 | L | 18-4 | 16-14 | 34-18 | ||
| February 1, 1968 | Dallas Chaparrals 99 at Minnesota Muskies 116 | W | 19-4 | 16-14 | 35-18 | ||
| February 2, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 84 at Kentucky Colonels 120 | L | 19-4 | 16-15 | 35-19 | ||
| February 4, 1968 | Pittsburgh Pipers 95 at Minnesota Muskies 114 | W | 20-4 | 16-15 | 36-19 | ||
| February 5, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 86 at Kentucky Colonels 95 | L | 20-4 | 16-16 | 36-20 | ||
| February 6, 1968 | New Orleans Buccaneers 110 at Minnesota Muskies 112 | W | 21-4 | 16-16 | 37-20 | ||
| February 8, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 121 at New Jersey Americans 123 | L | 21-4 | 16-17 | 37-21 | ||
| February 10, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 100 at New Orleans Buccaneers 126 | L | 21-4 | 16-18 | 37-22 | ||
| February 11, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 121 at Dallas Chaparrals 119 | W | 21-4 | 17-18 | 38-22 | OT | |
| February 14, 1968 | Indiana Pacers 96 at Minnesota Muskies 99 | W | 22-4 | 17-18 | 39-22 | ||
| February 15, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 122 at Indiana Pacers 101 | W | 22-4 | 18-18 | 40-22 | at Dayton, OH | |
| February 16, 1968 | Houston Mavericks 99 at Minnesota Muskies 95 | L | 22-5 | 18-18 | 40-23 | ||
| February 19, 1968 | Pittsburgh Pipers 120 at Minnesota Muskies 115 | L | 22-6 | 18-18 | 40-24 | ||
| February 20, 1968 | Denver Rockets 117 at Minnesota Muskies 119 | W | 23-6 | 18-18 | 41-24 | ||
| February 22, 1968 | Anaheim Amigos 112 at Minnesota Muskies 128 | W | 24-6 | 18-18 | 42-24 | ||
| February 23, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 102 at Pittsburgh Pipers 110 | L | 24-6 | 18-19 | 42-25 | ||
| February 25, 1968 | New Jersey Americans 83 at Minnesota Muskies 92 | W | 25-6 | 18-19 | 43-25 | ||
| February 27, 1968 | Kentucky Colonels 93 at Minnesota Muskies 102 | W | 26-6 | 18-19 | 44-25 | ||
| February 29, 1968 | Oakland Oaks 115 at Minnesota Muskies 125 | W | 27-6 | 18-19 | 45-25 | OT | |
| March 3, 1968 | New Jersey Americans 115 at Minnesota Muskies 123 | W | 28-6 | 18-19 | 46-25 | ||
| March 6, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 100 at Denver Rockets 102 | L | 28-6 | 18-20 | 46-26 | ||
| March 7, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 124 at Anaheim Amigos 115 | W | 28-6 | 19-20 | 47-26 | ||
| March 8, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 109 at Oakland Oaks 101 | W | 28-6 | 20-20 | 48-26 | ||
| March 12, 1968 | Dallas Chaparrals 122 at Minnesota Muskies 107 | L | 28-7 | 20-20 | 48-27 | ||
| March 13, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 106 at Indiana Pacers 116 | L | 28-7 | 20-21 | 48-28 | ||
| March 15, 1968 | Denver Rockets 95 at Minnesota Muskies 106 | W | 29-7 | 20-21 | 49-28 | ||
| March 17, 1968 | New Orleans Buccaneers 101 at Minnesota Muskies 104 | W | 30-7 | 20-21 | 50-28 | ||
| March 24, 1968 | Kentucky Colonels 102 at Minnesota Muskies 115 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 26, 1968 | Kentucky Colonels 100 at Minnesota Muskies 95 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| March 27, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 116 at Kentucky Colonels 107 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| March 29, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 86 at Kentucky Colonels 94 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| March 30, 1968 | Kentucky Colonels 108 at Minnesota Muskies 114 | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 4, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 117 at Pittsburgh Pipers 125 | L | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 6, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 137 at Pittsburgh Pipers 123 | W | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| April 10, 1968 | Pittsburgh Pipers 107 at Minnesota Muskies 99 | L | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-4 | ||
| April 13, 1968 | Pittsburgh Pipers 117 at Minnesota Muskies 108 | L | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4-5 | ||
| April 14, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 105 at Pittsburgh Pipers 114 | L | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4-6 |
