First Basketball Game in Louisiana Superdome On this day, in 1975 the ABA's San Antonio Spurs defeated the NBA's Atlanta Hawks 109-107 in the first basketball game to be played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. October 8, 1975 Sport: Basketball Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Basketball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine