St. John's vs #5 West Virginia
February 11, 1960 at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
St. John's (79) - Coach: Joseph Lapchick
West Virginia (73) - Coach: Fred Schaus
Officials: Charles Eckman (R), Crossin (U)
Attendance: 14,967
Jerry West scored 2000th career point.
| Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 32 | 67 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 18 | 79 | |
| Ivan Kovac | G | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| Mike Pedone | G | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
| Fred Edelman | F | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Jackson | F | 6 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| Leroy Ellis | C | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| Gary Marozas | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Willy Hall | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
West Virginia (73) - Coach: Fred Schaus
| # | Player | Pos | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25 | 66 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 20 | 73 | ||
| 15 | Lee Patrone | G | 6 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 24 | Jim Warren | G | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 35 | Jim Ritchie | F | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 44 | Jerry West | F | 11 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 32 | Willie Akers | C | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Paul "Butch" Goode | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | Paul Popovich | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | Kenny Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Joe Posch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Paul Miller | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Officials: Charles Eckman (R), Crossin (U)
Attendance: 14,967
Score By Half
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 42 | 31 | 73 |
| St. John's | 42 | 37 | 79 |
Jerry West scored 2000th career point.