VMI vs West Virginia
February 7, 1953 at Mountaineer Field House, Morgantown, WV
VMI (63) - Coach: Chuck Noe
West Virginia (98) - Coach: Red Brown
Bill Ralph (VMI), Donald Colwell (VMI) fouled out.
Officials: Portnoy (R), Babson (U)
Attendance: 5,000
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21 | 73 | 21 | 31 | 47 | 25 | 63 | |
| Frank Walter | G | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Bob Wentz | G | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Donald Colwell | G | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Ralph | F | 3 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Karl Klinar | C | 10 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| Sam Hall | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Thomas Tait | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Donald Nyman | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| John McDowell | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| Mike Foley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 3 |
West Virginia (98) - Coach: Red Brown
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Off | Def | Reb | PF | PTS | A | TO | Stl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 40 | 83 | 18 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 60 | 21 | 98 | 17 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 30 | Ralph "Red" Holmes | G | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 25 | Jim Sottile | F | 9 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Mack Isner | F | 6 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | Eddie Becker | F | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Willie Bergines | F | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Reckard | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Spadafore | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Tony Hyde | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gussie Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Paul Witting | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Pete White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | John Coil | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEAM | 4 |
Bill Ralph (VMI), Donald Colwell (VMI) fouled out.
Officials: Portnoy (R), Babson (U)
Attendance: 5,000
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 30 | 33 | 63 |
| West Virginia | 43 | 55 | 98 |
