Kentucky vs West Virginia
December 19, 1959 at Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
Kentucky (70) - Coach: Adolph Rupp
West Virginia (79) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Joe Posch (WVU), Jim Ritchie (WVU), Ned Jennings (UK), Bill Lickert (UK) fouled out.
Officials: Joe Conway (R), Jim Enright (U)
Attendance: 12,000
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21 | 74 | 28 | 30 | 52 | 21 | 70 | |
| Dick Parsons | G | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Bennie Coffman | G | 6 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| Don Mills | F | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 9 |
| Bill Lickert | F | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Ned Jennings | C | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Allen Feldhaus | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Carroll Burchett | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jim McDonald | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Sid Cohen | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| TEAM | 7 |
West Virginia (79) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29 | 64 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 21 | 79 | ||
| 15 | Lee Patrone | G | 9 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 24 | Jim Warren | G | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 35 | Jim Ritchie | F | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Jerry West | F | 12 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 33 |
| 32 | Willie Akers | C | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Paul Popovich | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | Joe Posch | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 31 | Paul Miller | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| TEAM | 11 |
Joe Posch (WVU), Jim Ritchie (WVU), Ned Jennings (UK), Bill Lickert (UK) fouled out.
Officials: Joe Conway (R), Jim Enright (U)
Attendance: 12,000
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 35 | 44 | 79 |
| Kentucky | 33 | 37 | 70 |