Utah vs #4 West Virginia
December 28, 1956 at Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, NC
Utah (83) - Coach: Jack H. Gardner
West Virginia (66) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Officials: Lou Eisenstein (R), Al Klutz (U)
Attendance: 12,400
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 | 69 | 21 | 28 | 56 | 21 | 83 | 13 | |
| Gary Hale | G | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Curtis Jenson | G | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
| Milton Kane | F | 8 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Jerry McCleary | F | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Jack Mannion | C | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| R.L. Benson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Shores | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pearl Pollard | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ted Berner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ballantyne | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Paul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darrell Pastrell | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |
| TEAM | 3 |
West Virginia (66) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24 | 64 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 66 | 10 | ||
| 10 | Clayce Kishbaugh | G | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Don Vincent | G | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Bob Smith | F | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
| 33 | Rod "Hot Rod" Hundley | F | 5 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 6 |
| 24 | Lloyd Sharrar | C | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Joedy Gardner | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 14 | Ronnie Retton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Don Eddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Bob Clousson | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 3 |
Officials: Lou Eisenstein (R), Al Klutz (U)
Attendance: 12,400
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 50 | 33 | 83 |
| West Virginia | 31 | 35 | 66 |