George Washington vs #11 West Virginia
February 21, 1959 at Mountaineer Field House, Morgantown, WV
George Washington (86) - Coach: Bill Reinhart
West Virginia (89) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Bob Clousson (WVU), Howard Bash (GWU) fouled out.
Officials: Zigismund "Red" Mihalik (R), Cliff Fair (U)
Attendance: 6,800
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 32 | 69 | 22 | 32 | 50 | 21 | 86 | 4 | 200 | |
| Howard "Bucky" McDonald | G | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 37 |
| Bill Telasky | G | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 39 |
| Howard Bash | F | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| Sam Knisley | F | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| Gene Guarilia | C | 7 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 39 |
| Ron Deardon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| George "Babe" Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Larry Usiskin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Paluck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Bill Ingram | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Ralph Kunze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TEAM | 10 |
West Virginia (89) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS | A | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 35 | 75 | 19 | 34 | 52 | 21 | 89 | 6 | 200 | ||
| 21 | Bob Smith | G | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| 30 | Bucky Bolyard | G | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 35 | Jim Ritchie | F | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 44 | Jerry West | F | 16 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 40 |
| 32 | Willie Akers | C | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Ronnie Retton | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 15 | Lee Patrone | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 24 | |
| 25 | Joe Posch | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 34 | Bob Clousson | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| TEAM | 10 |
Bob Clousson (WVU), Howard Bash (GWU) fouled out.
Officials: Zigismund "Red" Mihalik (R), Cliff Fair (U)
Attendance: 6,800
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington | 47 | 39 | 86 |
| West Virginia | 50 | 39 | 89 |
