- Saturday, March 22 1952 -
NCAA East Regional Finals (at Raleigh, NC)
Kentucky - 57 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lucian Whitaker | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Shelby Linville | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Willie Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Hagan | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| Gayle Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bobby Watson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Frank Ramsey | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| Billy Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Totals | 21 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 57 |
St. Johns - 64 (Head Coach: Frank McGuire) - [Final Rank 10th by AP and 9th by UPI]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack McMahon | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| Jim Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Walsh | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Bob Zawoluk | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 |
| Ronnie MacGilvray | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Dick Duckett | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Solly Walker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 64 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Penn State 82 - 54 | | | Temple 86 - 59 |
St. Johns' Bob Zawoluk holds onto the ball while surrounded by Kentucky's Lou Tsioropoulos (#16) and Frank Ramsey (#30)
St. John's Ronnie MacGilvray and teammate Jim Davis get tangled up with the ball between them while Bob Zawoluk and Cliff Hagan (left) look on and UK's Lou Tsioropoulos (right) reaches in
Cliff Hagan (#6) shoots from under the basket over the outstretched hands of St. John's defender Jim Davis while Lou Tsioropoulos (#16) and Dick Duckett (#16) and Ronnie MacGilvray (#15) look on
