• In their franchise debut, the Warriors overcame an 11-point deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Ironmen, 81-75, at the Philadelphia Arena
• It was a vicious, physical struggle with five Pittsburgh players fouling out, leaving just four players eligible to play
• Rather than accept a forfeit, Warriors coach Eddie Gottlieb agreed to play four-on-four basketball for the last three minutes
• Joe Fulks led all scorers with 25 points
| Eastern Division | ||||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | - |
| Providence | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | - |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 |
| New York | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.5 |
| Boston | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 |
| Toronto | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 |
| Western Division | ||||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - |
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | .667 | - |
| St Louis | 2 | 1 | .667 | - |
| Detroit | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1.5 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2.0 |
New York 68, St Louis 63
Philadelphia 81, Pittsburgh 75
Providence 73, Chicago 65
Pittsburgh Ironmen (0-2) at Philadelphia Warriors (0-0)
Regular Season Game
Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9:15pm
Attendance 4,185
| Pittsburgh | 21 | 18 | 11 | 25 | - | 75 |
| Philadelphia | 10 | 15 | 42 | 14 | - | 81 |