Duke vs #13 West Virginia
December 15, 1956 at Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, AL
Duke (82) - Coach: Harold Bradley
West Virginia (83) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Officials: Fagan Canzoneri (R), Henderson (U)
Attendance: 4,400
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28 | 103 | 26 | 32 | 59 | 20 | 82 | 2 | |
| Bobby Vernon | G | 6 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Bucky Allen | G | 8 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Jerry Robertson | F | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Newcome | F | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Hayes Clement | C | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Schmidt | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bobby Joe Harris | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bill Watson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Miller | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
West Virginia (83) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29 | 76 | 25 | 38 | 53 | 17 | 83 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Clayce Kishbaugh | G | 7 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| 15 | Don Vincent | G | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Bob Smith | F | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| 33 | Rod "Hot Rod" Hundley | F | 10 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 24 | Lloyd Sharrar | C | 6 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | Joedy Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Howie Schertzinger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Marc Constantine | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Officials: Fagan Canzoneri (R), Henderson (U)
Attendance: 4,400
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 31 | 51 | 82 |
| West Virginia | 38 | 45 | 83 |