#9 Duke vs #4 West Virginia
December 27, 1956 at Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, NC
Duke (73) - Coach: Harold Bradley
West Virginia (67) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Rod "Hot Rod" Hundley (WVU), Lloyd Sharrar (WVU) fouled out.
Officials: Lou Eisenstein (R), Tommy Bell (U)
Attendance: 10,000
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25 | 73 | 23 | 35 | 56 | 14 | 73 | 5 | |
| Bobby Vernon | G | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Bucky Allen | G | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Paul Schmidt | F | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Newcome | F | 8 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Hayes Clement | C | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerry Robertson | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| Bobby Joe Harris | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Don Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TEAM | 2 |
West Virginia (67) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 27 | 76 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 21 | 67 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Clayce Kishbaugh | G | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 15 | Don Vincent | G | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Bob Smith | F | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| 33 | Rod "Hot Rod" Hundley | F | 9 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 3 |
| 24 | Lloyd Sharrar | C | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 12 | Joedy Gardner | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | Ronnie Retton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Marc Constantine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Bob Clousson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 3 |
Rod "Hot Rod" Hundley (WVU), Lloyd Sharrar (WVU) fouled out.
Officials: Lou Eisenstein (R), Tommy Bell (U)
Attendance: 10,000
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| West Virginia | 34 | 33 | 67 |