Columbia vs West Virginia
December 30, 1953 at Mountaineer Field House, Morgantown, WV
Columbia (81) - Coach: Lou Rossini
West Virginia (88) - Coach: Red Brown
Franklin Thomas (COL), Edwin Lehman (COL) fouled out.
Officials: Dallas Shirley (R), Mucheck (U)
Attendance: 3,000
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 30 | 90 | 21 | 34 | 25 | 30 | 81 | 18 | |
| Charles Brown | G | 8 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 7 |
| Jerome Gordon | G | 6 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4 |
| George Fickelssen | F | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| John Naley | F | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Franklin Thomas | C | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Morton Levine | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Edwin Lehman | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | |
| Ronald McPhee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Van Halem | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
West Virginia (88) - Coach: Red Brown
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28 | 66 | 32 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 88 | 21 | |
| Ralph "Red" Holmes | G | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Charles "Dubby" Morris | G | 6 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 3 |
| Eddie Becker | F | 9 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 5 |
| Willie Bergines | F | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Pete White | C | 5 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
| Gary Mullins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Witting | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |
| Mike Holt | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Franklin Thomas (COL), Edwin Lehman (COL) fouled out.
Officials: Dallas Shirley (R), Mucheck (U)
Attendance: 3,000
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 30 | 51 | 81 |
| West Virginia | 41 | 47 | 88 |