- Friday, December 28 1956 -
Sugar Bowl (at New Orleans, LA)
Kentucky - 56 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 3rd by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| John Crigler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ray Mills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Brewer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Beck | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Gerry Calvert | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Billy Ray Cassady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Adkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vernon Hatton | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Adrian Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 24 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 56 |
Virginia Tech - 55 (Head Coach: Chuck Noe) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Kuhn | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| Buck Jones | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| John Quillen | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Abe Coates | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| Terry Penn | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Jim Settles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Mills | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 17 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 55 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Illinois 91 - 70 | | | Houston 111 - 76 |
Johnny Cox (#24) slips in for a layup between Virginia Tech's Lew Mills (#23) and Terry Penn (#20)
