- Saturday, December 5 1953 -
Temple - 59 (Head Coach: Harry Litwack)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Silcox | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Sam Sylvester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Hal Reinfeld | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Leon Smith | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| John Kane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Charlie Mohr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Dankes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Conrad Miller | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Albert Didriksen | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| Hal Lear | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| Totals | 19 | 21 | 37 | 24 | 59 |
Kentucky - 86 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked by ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Frank Ramsey | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Bird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hugh Coy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Hagan | 17 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 51 |
| Billy Evans | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Gayle Rose | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Linville Puckett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bill Bibb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jess Curry | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Clay Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 24 | 38 | 27 | 86 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| St. Johns 57 - 64 | | | Xavier 81 - 66 |
Cliff Hagan (#6) makes a move in front of Temple's John Kane (#7)
Hagan scores
Action from the game. Billy Evans passed off to a teammate. Frank Ramsey (#30) breaks free for a lay-up.
