- Saturday, January 4 1958 -
Georgia Tech - 60 (Head Coach: Whack Hyder) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Phillips | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| James Johnson | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Frank Inman | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Randall | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Ray "Buddy" Blemker | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Dave Denton | 6 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| James Riley | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Henry Stith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Meyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Inman | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 24 | 73 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 14 | 60 |
Kentucky - 76 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 10th by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| John Crigler | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| Ed Beck | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 6 |
| Adrian Smith | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Vernon Hatton | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Phil Johnson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Mills | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Ray Cassady | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Lincoln Collinsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 67 | 18 | 22 | 53 | 13 | 76 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Loyola (Chicago) 75 - 42 | | | Vanderbilt 86 - 81 |
John Crigler tries to stop a hook shot by a Yellow Jacket, while Johnny Cox (#24) and Ed Beck (#34) prepare for the rebound
Adrian Smith (#50) shoots over the Georgia Tech defense
Ed Beck (#34) secures the rebound as Johnny Cox (#24) and Adrian Smith (#50) head down to the other side of the court
