Saint Louis vs West Virginia
December 18, 1959 at Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
Saint Louis (86) - Coach: John Benington
West Virginia (87) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Willie Akers (WVU), Joe Posch (WVU), Jim Warren (WVU), Jerry West (WVU), George Latinovich (SLU) fouled out.
Officials: Lowe (R), Max Macon (U)
Attendance: 11,500
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24 | 62 | 38 | 47 | 42 | 18 | 86 | |
| Glen Mankowski | G | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Jim Dailey | G | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Pete McCaffrey | F | 10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| George Burkel | F | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Bob Nordmann | C | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 19 |
| George Latinovich | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Tom Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Kieffer | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gordon Hartweger | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
West Virginia (87) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 37 | 72 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 32 | 87 | ||
| 15 | Lee Patrone | G | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 24 | Jim Warren | G | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 35 | Jim Ritchie | F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 44 | Jerry West | F | 16 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 37 |
| 32 | Willie Akers | C | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Paul "Butch" Goode | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | Kenny Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Joe Posch | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 31 | Paul Miller | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Willie Akers (WVU), Joe Posch (WVU), Jim Warren (WVU), Jerry West (WVU), George Latinovich (SLU) fouled out.
Officials: Lowe (R), Max Macon (U)
Attendance: 11,500
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 36 | 50 | 86 |
| West Virginia | 51 | 36 | 87 |