- Friday, December 21 1956 -
Southern Methodist - 67 (Head Coach: Doc Hayes) - [Ranked 4th by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Showalter | 40 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| Bud Herrscher | 40 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| Albert Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Krebs | 38 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| Robert McGregor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ned Duncan | 37 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Bobby Mills | 36 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | 200 | 29 | 80 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 10 | 67 |
Kentucky - 73 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 7th by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 40 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Ray Mills | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| John Crigler | 28 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| Ed Beck | 40 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14 |
| Gerry Calvert | 40 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| Vernon Hatton | 40 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| Totals | 200 | 33 | 98 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 7 | 73 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Duke 84 - 85 | | | Illinois 91 - 70 |
John Crigler (#45) fights a SMU player for the ball
Kentucky's Ray Mills rebounds the ball while SMU's Jim Krebs (#32), UK's Johnny Cox (#24) and SMU's Earl Showalter (#11) look on
