VMI vs #9 West Virginia
February 16, 1959 at Mountaineer Field House, Morgantown, WV
VMI (55) - Coach: Louis F. "Weenie" Miller
West Virginia (99) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Ralph Lawson (VMI) fouled out.
Officials: Don Neff (R), Nick Jacobs (U)
Attendance: 4,000
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20 | 70 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 55 | 2 | 200 | |
| Ralph Lawson | G | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Dave Goode | G | 5 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 35 |
| Frank Oley | F | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| George Southard | F | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| Chuck Cotton | C | 9 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 40 |
| Jerry Lawson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Otis Pool | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| James French | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Roy Quinn | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | |
| TEAM | 5 |
West Virginia (99) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 43 | 82 | 13 | 19 | 68 | 14 | 99 | 14 | 200 | ||
| 21 | Bob Smith | G | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 30 | Bucky Bolyard | G | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 17 |
| 35 | Jim Ritchie | F | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 44 | Jerry West | F | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 21 |
| 32 | Willie Akers | C | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Nick Visnic | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
| 11 | Paul "Butch" Goode | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 16 | |
| 14 | Ronnie Retton | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | |
| 15 | Lee Patrone | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |
| 22 | Howie Schertzinger | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | Bob Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | Joe Posch | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 31 | Jim Warren | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 34 | Bob Clousson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| TEAM | 4 |
Ralph Lawson (VMI) fouled out.
Officials: Don Neff (R), Nick Jacobs (U)
Attendance: 4,000
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 26 | 29 | 55 |
| West Virginia | 48 | 51 | 99 |