Furman vs #11 West Virginia
January 5, 1959 at Mountaineer Field House, Morgantown, WV
Furman (66) - Coach: Lyles Alley
West Virginia (100) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Jim Ritchie (WVU), Dick Wright (FUR) fouled out.
Officials: Nick Jacobs (R), Cliff Fair (U)
Attendance: 5,200
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 23 | 76 | 20 | 32 | 47 | 21 | 66 | 5 | 200 | |
| Dick Wright | G | 5 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| Byron Pinson | G | 4 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| Pete Carlisle | G | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| Dag Wilson | F | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 34 |
| Buddy Davidson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Gordon Blackwell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Steve Benya | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |
| J.C. Rhine | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| David Sheppard | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| Steve Ross | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 29 | |
| TEAM | 8 |
West Virginia (100) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 40 | 78 | 20 | 30 | 66 | 24 | 100 | 12 | 200 | ||
| 30 | Bucky Bolyard | G | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 21 | Bob Smith | F | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 32 | Willie Akers | F | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 44 | Jerry West | F | 8 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 26 |
| 34 | Bob Clousson | C | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Nick Visnic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | Paul "Butch" Goode | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 12 | Jay Jacobs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | Ronnie Retton | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
| 15 | Lee Patrone | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| 22 | Howie Schertzinger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 24 | Bob Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | Joe Posch | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| 31 | Jim Warren | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 35 | Jim Ritchie | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 17 | |
| TEAM | 6 |
Jim Ritchie (WVU), Dick Wright (FUR) fouled out.
Officials: Nick Jacobs (R), Cliff Fair (U)
Attendance: 5,200
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furman | 28 | 38 | 66 |
| West Virginia | 52 | 48 | 100 |