VMI vs West Virginia
January 5, 1961 at Mountaineer Field House, Morgantown, WV
VMI (72) - Coach: Louis F. "Weenie" Miller
West Virginia (87) - Coach: George King
Officials: Zigismund "Red" Mihalik (R), Nick Jacobs (U)
Attendance: 5,200
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 | 88 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 16 | 72 | 14 | 200 | |
| Norm Halberstadt | G | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 40 |
| Gene Lazaroff | G | 8 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 32 |
| Frank Oley | F | 6 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
| Joe Gedro | F | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Richard Fravel | C | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
| Weldon Eddins | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 25 | |
| Bobby Byrd | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| TEAM | 13 |
West Virginia (87) - Coach: George King
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 36 | 86 | 15 | 23 | 72 | 15 | 87 | 12 | 200 | ||
| 11 | Jim McCormick | G | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | Lee Patrone | G | 5 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 35 | Jim Ritchie | F | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| 44 | Rod Thorn | F | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 36 |
| 24 | Dave Shuck | C | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Nick Visnic | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | |
| 14 | Dick Dubois | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 21 | Kenny Ward | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
| 22 | Gale Catlett | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 31 | Paul Miller | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 17 | |
| TEAM | 8 |
Officials: Zigismund "Red" Mihalik (R), Nick Jacobs (U)
Attendance: 5,200
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 40 | 32 | 72 |
| West Virginia | 45 | 42 | 87 |