- Saturday, February 18 1956 -
Kentucky - 79 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 7th by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Grawemeyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Jerry Bird | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Ray Mills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Billy Ray Cassady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Burrow | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| Vernon Hatton | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
| Gerry Calvert | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| John Crigler | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| John Brewer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 32 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 79 |
DePaul - 81 (Head Coach: Ray Meyer) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Sobieszczyk | 7 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| Dick Heise | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| Ken Jaksy | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| Sherman Rosen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Robinzine | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Ed Curtin | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Charles Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lakin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 81 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Mississippi State 86 - 65 | | | Vanderbilt 76 - 55 |
DePaul's senior guard Bill Robinzine (#23) dribbles past Gerry Calvert (#10) who fell to the ground while Bob Burrow (#60) tries to cut him off.
Robinzine scores on a reverse-layup in front of Gerry Calvert (#10)
Ticket stub from the game
