#16 Memphis vs West Virginia
February 6, 1956 at Mountaineer Field House, Morgantown, WV
Memphis (84) - Coach: Eugene Lambert
West Virginia (69) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Forest Arnold (UofM) fouled out.
Officials: Zigismund "Red" Mihalik (R), Nick Jacobs (U)
Attendance: 6,500
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 34 | 92 | 16 | 23 | 59 | 16 | 84 | 11 | |
| Win Wilfong | G | 5 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| Elmore Fortner | G | 4 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Forest Arnold | F | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| Hoover Scott | F | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Orby Arnold | C | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Ken Caldwell | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| James Hockaday | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
West Virginia (69) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 23 | 80 | 23 | 29 | 50 | 13 | 69 | 6 | ||
| 12 | Joedy Gardner | G | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Don Vincent | G | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | Rod "Hot Rod" Hundley | F | 6 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
| 34 | Willie Bergines | F | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 22 | Paul Witting | C | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Clayce Kishbaugh | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |
| 23 | Don Eddy | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | Lloyd Sharrar | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Forest Arnold (UofM) fouled out.
Officials: Zigismund "Red" Mihalik (R), Nick Jacobs (U)
Attendance: 6,500
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 34 | 50 | 84 |
| West Virginia | 44 | 25 | 69 |