Virginia Tech vs West Virginia
January 24, 1953 at Mountaineer Field House, Morgantown, WV
Virginia Tech (62) - Coach: G.F. "Red" Laird
West Virginia (86) - Coach: Red Brown
Officials: Nick Jacobs (R), Tut Melman (U)
Attendance: 4,500
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21 | 71 | 20 | 31 | 42 | 18 | 62 | 1 | |
| Leo Burke | G | 3 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Johnny Cantrell | G | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Dickie Routh | F | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Eaton | F | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Cox | C | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Bob Kennerly | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Dick Ellis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Crouch | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| John Steingasser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Matthews | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 1 |
West Virginia (86) - Coach: Red Brown
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Off | Def | Reb | PF | PTS | A | TO | Stl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 36 | 92 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 21 | 86 | 23 | 7 | 21 | ||
| 30 | Ralph "Red" Holmes | G | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Jim Sottile | F | 11 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Eddie Becker | F | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Willie Bergines | F | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | John Coil | C | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Tony Hyde | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Gussie Fisher | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| George Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Reckard | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | Paul Witting | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Pete White | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Mack Isner | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Officials: Nick Jacobs (R), Tut Melman (U)
Attendance: 4,500
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 21 | 41 | 62 |
| West Virginia | 46 | 40 | 86 |