#13 Duke vs West Virginia
December 19, 1953 at Mountaineer Field House, Morgantown, WV
Duke (67) - Coach: Harold Bradley
West Virginia (64) - Coach: Red Brown
Officials: Paul Vennari (R), Dick Phillips (U)
Attendance: 4,000
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 27 | 88 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 15 | 67 | 14 | |
| Joe Belmont | G | 7 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 |
| Rudy D'Emilio | G | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Ronnie Mayer | F | 8 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Bernie Janicki | F | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Marty Doherty | C | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Charles "Lefty" Driesell | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Don Tobin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Marvin Decker | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Harold Turner | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior Morgan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Fred Shabel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia (64) - Coach: Red Brown
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 24 | 69 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 64 | 16 | |
| Ralph "Red" Holmes | G | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
| Charles "Dubby" Morris | G | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Eddie Becker | F | 8 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Mack Isner | F | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Pete White | C | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Willie Bergines | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Paul Witting | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Mike Holt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Officials: Paul Vennari (R), Dick Phillips (U)
Attendance: 4,000
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 34 | 33 | 67 |
| West Virginia | 38 | 26 | 64 |