Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, this would be the final exhibition game ever played between ABA and NBA teams, as the two leagues merged at the end of the season.
October 31 saw the Stars' first victory of the season, a 123–116 home win against the Virginia Squires behind Ron Boone's 37 points.
The next night saw the Stars on the road again and they lost to the New York Nets 123–111 with the game's high scorer being Julius Erving with 35.
The next evening the Stars lost on the road to the San Antonio Spurs 121–117 despite Ron Boone's game-high 29 points.
The next night (November 6) at home the Stars lost to the Denver Nuggets 111–105; 4,717 attended and Randy Denton led all scorers with 29.
November 12 saw the Stars win at home against the New York Nets, 134–114; Ron Boone led all scorers with 35 before 7,125 fans.
November 14 saw the Stars at home again, this time before 6,995 fans, but Billy Knight scored 43 points (31 in the second half) to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 127–119 win.
November 21 saw the Stars on the road, losing to the lowly Virginia Squires 106–98 in front of 7,292 fans in Norfolk as Ticky Burden tallied a game-high 34 points.
On November 23 the Stars lost on the road to the New York Nets 113–106 as Julius Erving scored 33 points before 6,664 fans.
Two nights later on November 27 the Stars hosted the defending champion Colonels in Salt Lake City in front of 8,233 fans and the two teams went to overtime again.
Bird Averitt had 43 points for Kentucky including a 3-point field goal with one second left in regulation to send the game to overtime, but the Stars won 128–126.