- Thursday, March 1 1951 -
SEC Tournament (at Louisville, KY)
Kentucky - 92 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Hirsch | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| Shelby Linville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Read Morgan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Cliff Hagan | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dwight Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Watson | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Frank Ramsey | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| Lucian Whitaker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| C. M. Newton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Guy Strong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 92 |
Mississippi State - 70 (Head Coach: Paul Gregory) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyt Wood | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Elmo Varnado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elmo Branch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Dean Corbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Coyte Vance | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| Herb Hargett | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Billy Owens | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| James Burrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 70 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Vanderbilt 89 - 57 | | | Auburn 84 - 54 |
Cliff Hagan (#6) is fouled by Mississippi State's Elmo Branch (#18) while Walt Hirsch (#19), Coyt Vance (#11) and referee Butch Helveston look on.
Kentucky's Frank Ramsey tries to hold onto the ball while being mugged by Mississippi State's Bill Owens from behind. To the left is UK's Shelby Linville.
