- Friday, March 15 1957 -
NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinals (at Lexington, KY)
Kentucky - 98 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank 3rd by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 7 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| John Crigler | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Ray Mills | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| John Brewer | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Ed Beck | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Gerry Calvert | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Vernon Hatton | 10 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| Bill Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln Collinsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 81 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 18 | 98 |
Pittsburgh - 92 (Head Coach: Bob Timmons) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Pegues | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| John Riser | 7 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| John Laneve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Brautigam | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Don Hennon | 11 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| Dennis Dorman | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Dave Sawyer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Charles Hursh | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Bob Lazor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Markovich | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 33 | 78 | 26 | 32 | 45 | 24 | 92 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Tennessee 93 - 75 | | | Michigan State 68 - 80 |
Vernon Hatton (#52) and Gerry Calvert (#10) look on from afar and Pitt's Julius Pegues has a front-row seat as another UK player and Pitt players scrum for the ball
Pittsburgh's Don Henderson (#25) tries to elude John Crigler while Ed Beck (#34) tries to block his path
Pittsburgh's John Riser tries to keep ball away from John Crigler
