- Saturday, February 5 1955 -
(at Memphis, TN)
Kentucky - 84 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Bird | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Ray Mills | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| John Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Burrow | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| Dan Chandler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Corum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gayle Rose | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Earl Adkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Gerry Calvert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Evans | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| Totals | 36 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 84 |
Mississippi - 66 (Head Coach: Bonnie Graham) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayland Inman | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| James Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gibbon (*) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Denver Brackeen | 9 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| Jerry Bynum | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Bill Stokes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Riley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 24 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 66 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Florida 87 - 63 | | | Mississippi State 61 - 56 |
Mississippi's Denver Brackeen (#22) drives around teammate Wayland Inman who holds off UK's Phil Grawemeyer, while Jerry Bird (#22) looks on
Gayle Rose (#20) scores while defended by Mississippi's Jerry Bynum (#12)
UK's Jerry Bird (#22) reaches for a rebound between Ole Miss players Denver Brackeen, Jerry Bynum (#12) and Wayland Inman (#21)
