Mississippi Southern vs #13 West Virginia
December 14, 1956 at Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, AL
Mississippi Southern (69) - Coach: Chuck Finley
West Virginia (105) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Bob Boothe (USM), Bill Hatten (USM) fouled out.
Officials: Fred Hatfield (R), Fagan Canzoneri (U)
Attendance: 4,200
| Player | Pos | FG | FT | FTA | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 23 | 23 | 34 | 31 | 69 | |
| Don Eddy | G | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Frank Chandler | G | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Boothe | F | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Bill Hatten | F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| Bob Kinney | C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Harold Ray Kea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Charles Beasley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Armstrong | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Ron Youngblood | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| Brent Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bob Hardwick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Joe Milstead | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
West Virginia (105) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 30 | 93 | 45 | 59 | 53 | 21 | 105 | 200 | ||
| 10 | Clayce Kishbaugh | G | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 29 |
| 15 | Don Vincent | G | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 24 |
| 21 | Bob Smith | F | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 33 | Rod "Hot Rod" Hundley | F | 2 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| 24 | Lloyd Sharrar | C | 5 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 27 |
| 11 | Jim Barnett | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 12 | Joedy Gardner | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| 14 | Ronnie Retton | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| 22 | Howie Schertzinger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| 23 | Don Eddy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 25 | Bill King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 32 | Marc Constantine | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
Bob Boothe (USM), Bill Hatten (USM) fouled out.
Officials: Fred Hatfield (R), Fagan Canzoneri (U)
Attendance: 4,200
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Southern | 33 | 36 | 69 |
| West Virginia | 58 | 47 | 105 |
