Pitt vs West Virginia
January 17, 1953 at Mountaineer Field House, Morgantown, WV
Pitt (70) - Coach: Harold C. Carlson
West Virginia (95) - Coach: Red Brown
Michael Zernich (Pitt), Richard Dietrick (Pitt) fouled out.
Officials: Nick Jacobs (R), Earl Klevins (U)
Attendance: 7,000
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24 | 87 | 22 | 37 | 50 | 30 | 70 | 5 | |
| Art Boyd | G | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Richard Dietrick | G | 3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Clarence Burch | F | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Michael Zernich | F | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Don Virostek | C | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Frontone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Ruschel | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| Chester Palesko | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| David Duessel | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| James McClure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bernard Artman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Milroy Carnahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 3 |
West Virginia (95) - Coach: Red Brown
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Off | Def | Reb | PF | PTS | A | TO | Stl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 30 | 78 | 35 | 42 | 23 | 29 | 57 | 25 | 95 | 18 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 30 | Ralph "Red" Holmes | G | 3 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 25 | Jim Sottile | F | 7 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Eddie Becker | F | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Willie Bergines | F | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | John Coil | C | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Reckard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Frank Spadafore | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Tony Hyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gussie Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | Paul Witting | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 24 | Pete White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | Mack Isner | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| TEAM | 5 |
Michael Zernich (Pitt), Richard Dietrick (Pitt) fouled out.
Officials: Nick Jacobs (R), Earl Klevins (U)
Attendance: 7,000
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt | 36 | 34 | 70 |
| West Virginia | 41 | 54 | 95 |
