Louisville vs #10 West Virginia
March 20, 1959 at Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY
Louisville (79) - Coach: Bernard Hickman
West Virginia (94) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Willie Akers (WVU), Fred Sawyer (UL) fouled out.
Officials: Al Lightner (R), Floyd Magnusson (U)
Attendance: 18,619
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 | 69 | 17 | 21 | 37 | 25 | 79 | 14 | |
| Harold Andrews | G | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| Roger Tieman | G | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Don Goldstein | F | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| John Turner | F | 8 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 3 |
| Fred Sawyer | C | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Geiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Leathers | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| Joe Kitchen | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| Howard Stacey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 7 |
West Virginia (94) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 35 | 66 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 15 | 94 | 19 | ||
| 21 | Bob Smith | G | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 30 | Bucky Bolyard | G | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| 32 | Willie Akers | F | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 44 | Jerry West | F | 12 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 38 | 6 |
| 34 | Bob Clousson | C | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 10 | Nick Visnic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Paul "Butch" Goode | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Ronnie Retton | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 15 | Lee Patrone | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | Howie Schertzinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Joe Posch | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 35 | Jim Ritchie | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| TEAM | 8 |
Willie Akers (WVU), Fred Sawyer (UL) fouled out.
Officials: Al Lightner (R), Floyd Magnusson (U)
Attendance: 18,619
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 32 | 47 | 79 |
| West Virginia | 48 | 46 | 94 |
