The game was played on April 4, 1975, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Colonels won, 108 to 99. The Colonels then defeated the Memphis Sounds 4 games to 1 in the Eastern Division semifinals, while the Nets lost to the Spirits of St. Louis in the other Eastern Division semifinal, 4 games to 1. The Colonels then defeated the Spirits in the Eastern Division finals 4 games to 1. In the Western Division the first place Denver Nuggets won their semifinal round against the Utah Stars, 4 games to 2, and the third seeded Indiana Pacers upset the #2 seed San Antonio Spurs 4 games to 2 in the other Western Division semifinal. The Pacers pulled another upset in the Western Division finals, upending the Nuggets 4 games to 3. In the 1975 ABA Finals the Colonels defeated the Pacers 4 games to 1 to claim the league championship. Awards and honors The league's MVP award for the 1974-75 season was awarded jointly to Julius Erving of the New York Nets and George McGinnis of the Indiana Pacers. McGinnis was also the league's leading scorer at 29.78 points per game (2,353 points in 79 games). Erving was second at 27.89 points per game. Swen Nater of the San Antonio Spurs led the league in rebounding, averaging 16.40 per game. Artis Gilmore of the Kentucky Colonels was second with 16.20 per game, down from 18.31 the season before. Mack Calvin of the Denver Nuggets set an all time ABA record for free throw percentage, hitting 475 of 530 attempts for an 89.622% average. Artis Gilmore was named Most Valuable Player of the 1975 ABA Playoffs. Gilmore scored 28 points and grabbed 31 rebounds in the final game of the Finals and in Game 3 in Indianapolis Gilmore scored 41 points and nabbed 28 rebounds. ABA Most Valuable Player Award: Julius Erving, New York Nets & George McGinnis, Indiana Pacers Rookie of the Year: Marvin Barnes, Spirits of St. Louis Coach of the Year: Larry Brown, Denver Nuggets Playoffs MVP: Artis Gilmore, Kentucky Colonels All-Star Game MVP: Freddie Lewis, Spirits of St. Louis Executive of the Year: Carl Scheer, Denver Nuggets All-ABA First Team Julius Erving, New York Nets (3rd First Team selection, 4th overall selection) George McGinnis, Indiana Pacers (2nd First Team selection, 3rd overall selection) Artis Gilmore, Kentucky Colonels (4th selection) Mack Calvin, Carolina Cougars (3rd First Team