#2 Kentucky vs #7 West Virginia
December 20, 1958 at Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
Kentucky (97) - Coach: Adolph Rupp
West Virginia (91) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Bucky Bolyard (WVU), Ronnie Retton (WVU), Bobby Slusher (UK) fouled out.
Officials: Zigismund "Red" Mihalik (R), Jim Enright (U)
Attendance: 11,700
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 32 | 67 | 33 | 40 | 38 | 23 | 97 | |
| Bennie Coffman | G | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Don Mills | G | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| Johnny Cox | F | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Bobby Slusher | F | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| Ned Jennings | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sid Cohen | 8 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
| Dick Parsons | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Phil Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
West Virginia (91) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 33 | 69 | 25 | 36 | 51 | 25 | 91 | ||
| 14 | Ronnie Retton | G | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 30 | Bucky Bolyard | G | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 21 | Bob Smith | F | 8 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 44 | Jerry West | F | 15 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 36 |
| 34 | Bob Clousson | C | 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | Paul "Butch" Goode | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Lee Patrone | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 32 | Willie Akers | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 10 | |
| 35 | Jim Ritchie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Bucky Bolyard (WVU), Ronnie Retton (WVU), Bobby Slusher (UK) fouled out.
Officials: Zigismund "Red" Mihalik (R), Jim Enright (U)
Attendance: 11,700
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 50 | 41 | 91 |
| Kentucky | 54 | 43 | 97 |