There was a one-game playoff for fourth place in the Western Division because the Texas Chaparrals and Denver Rockets had tied with regular season records of 30–54.
After the Stars won 131-121 the fans stormed the floor and mobbed the court for twenty minutes.
Willie Wise and Zelmo Beaty rode off the floor carried upon the shoulders of Utah fans.
Two members of the Stars would eventually be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame: Zelmo Beaty (2016) and head coach Bill Sharman (2004).
Celebration spilled out of the 10,000-seat Salt Palace and into the streets of the state capital for jubilant Stars fans.