1971–72 Carolina Cougars season

They went 21–21 (with two instances of three game winning streaks) in the second half, but they lost the final spot in the playoffs by one game to The Floridians.The two teams had met up for their final match-up of the season on March 24 in Greensboro, with the Cougars having two games to play afterwards and the Floridians four, respectively.The Floridians won the game 116–115 in overtime, making their record 35–45 and the Cougars record at 33–49, which meant that it was all but assured the Cougars were eliminated, due to the Floridians clinching the playoff spot four days later with their 36th win (if they had lost all of their four games, the two teams would have been tied at 35–49, which would've necessitated a playoff).The Cougars had missed the playoffs for the 2nd straight year in a row.[1] During the regular season, the Cougars played 19 games in Greensboro, 14 in Charlotte, 6 in Raleigh, 3 in Winston-Salem, and one at Fort Bragg.
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