Richmond vs West Virginia
March 3, 1956 at Richmond Arena, Richmond, VA
Richmond (56) - Coach: H. Lester Hooker
West Virginia (58) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Officials: Zigismund "Red" Mihalik (R), Art Cappar (U)
Attendance: 5,406
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17 | 52 | 22 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 56 | |
| Warren Mitchell | G | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ed Harrison | G | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Roy Peschel | F | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 11 |
| Walt Lysaght | F | 10 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 26 |
| Curtis Adkins | C | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Phil Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Daniel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
West Virginia (58) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 23 | 70 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 58 | ||
| 10 | Clayce Kishbaugh | G | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Don Vincent | G | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 33 | Rod "Hot Rod" Hundley | F | 10 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| 34 | Willie Bergines | F | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Lloyd Sharrar | C | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Joedy Gardner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Gary Mullins | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
| 22 | Paul Witting | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Officials: Zigismund "Red" Mihalik (R), Art Cappar (U)
Attendance: 5,406
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 35 | 23 | 58 |
| Richmond | 30 | 26 | 56 |