Front Row (l-r):Bob Dalton, Jack Grout, Bern Simpson, Al Buch, Denny Fitzpatrick, Jim Langley
Middle Row (l-r): Jerry Mann, Earl Shultz, Dave Stafford, Wally Torkells, Ned Averbuck, Bobby Windell
Back Row (l-r): Head Coach Pete Newell, Tandy Gillis, Stan Morrison, Dick Doughty, Darrall Imhoff, Bill McClintock
| WINNING COACH | MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER |
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| PETE NEWELL | JERRY WEST | WEST VIRGINIA |
| Location: Freedom Hall | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| March 21, 1959 | |
FINAL FOUR
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | REB | PF | PTS |
| West Virginia | |||||
| West | 10-21 | 8-12 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| Akers | 5-8 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Clousson | 4-7 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Smith | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Bolyard | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Retton | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ritchie | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Patrone | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 7 | ||||
| Totals | 25-55 | 20-27 | 41 | 16 | 70 |
| California | |||||
| McClintock | 4-13 | 0-1 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| Dalton | 6-11 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Imhoff | 4-13 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| Buch | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Fitzpatrick | 8-13 | 4-7 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| Simpson | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Grout | 4-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Doughty | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Team | 7 | ||||
| Totals | 29-66 | 13-18 | 38 | 18 | 71 |