#3 Ohio State vs West Virginia
December 10, 1979 at WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV
Ohio State (72) - Coach: Eldon Miller
Deadball Rebounds: 5
West Virginia (55) - Coach: Gale Catlett
Deadball Rebounds: 9
Phil Collins (WVU) fouled out.
Officials: Vince Jacob (R), Carroll Cosby (U)
Attendance: 14,023
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A | TO | Blk | Stl | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25 | 61 | 22 | 29 | 49 | 24 | 72 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 200 | |
| Kelvin Ransey | G | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| Carter Scott | G | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Clark Kellogg | F | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| Jim Smith | F | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Herb Williams | C | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 32 |
| Todd Penn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Anthony T. Hall | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Mitch Haas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Clifford S. Kirchner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Marquis D. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jim Ellinghausen | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Nate Sims | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Larry Huggins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Granville Waiters | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| TEAM | 5 |
West Virginia (55) - Coach: Gale Catlett
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A | TO | Blk | Stl | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 19 | 68 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 25 | 55 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 200 | ||
| 11 | Lowes Moore | G | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 28 |
| 21 | Joe Fryz | G | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 24 | Greg Nance | F | 5 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| 35 | Dennis Hosey | F | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 53 | Phil Collins | C | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 1 | Greg Jones | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | |
| 14 | Vic Herbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 23 | Diego McCoy | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 25 | Noah Moore | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | |
| 32 | Donnie Gipson | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| 33 | Russel Todd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 34 | Gary McIntosh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| TEAM | 5 |
Phil Collins (WVU) fouled out.
Officials: Vince Jacob (R), Carroll Cosby (U)
Attendance: 14,023
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 33 | 39 | 72 |
| West Virginia | 23 | 32 | 55 |
