Duke vs West Virginia
February 3, 1953 at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
Duke (91) - Coach: Harold Bradley
West Virginia (86) - Coach: Red Brown
Mack Isner (WVU), Ronnie Mayer (DUKE), Rudy D'Emilio (DUKE), Fred Shabel (DUKE) fouled out.
Officials: Phil Fox (R), Dallas Shirley (U)
| Player | Pos | FG | FT | FTA | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 33 | 25 | 38 | 27 | 91 | |
| Rudy D'Emilio | G | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| Fred Shabel | G | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Bernie Janicki | F | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Bill Reigel | F | 11 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| Marvin Decker | C | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| Charles "Lefty" Driesell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Mayer | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
| Joe Belmont | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Harold Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
West Virginia (86) - Coach: Red Brown
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Off | Def | Reb | PF | PTS | A | TO | Stl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 30 | 72 | 26 | 39 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 25 | 86 | 16 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 30 | Ralph "Red" Holmes | G | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jim Sottile | F | 11 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Eddie Becker | F | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Willie Bergines | F | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | John Coil | C | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Spadafore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Paul Witting | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Pete White | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Mack Isner | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Mack Isner (WVU), Ronnie Mayer (DUKE), Rudy D'Emilio (DUKE), Fred Shabel (DUKE) fouled out.
Officials: Phil Fox (R), Dallas Shirley (U)
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 44 | 42 | 86 |
| Duke | 51 | 40 | 91 |