- Saturday, February 8 1958 -
Mississippi - 65 (Head Coach: Bonnie Graham) - [Unranked]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Robinson | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Carlton Garner | 37 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| Louis Griffin | 37 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Tom Atherton | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Williams | 29 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| Garnie Hatch | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Carter Brown | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Richmann | 31 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 15 |
| Dan Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 201 | 24 | 84 | 17 | 25 | 54 | 18 | 65 |
Kentucky - 96 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 12th by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 34 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 20 |
| John Crigler | 34 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 26 |
| Ed Beck | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| Vernon Hatton | 35 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Adrian Smith | 30 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Don Mills | 19 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Earl Adkins | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lincoln Collinsworth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Lowell Hughes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Billy Ray Cassady | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Johnson | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 200 | 37 | 92 | 22 | 29 | 70 | 19 | 96 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Florida 78 - 56 | | | Mississippi State 72 - 62 |
Johnny Cox launches a hook shot over Mississippi's Carter Brown (#14). Also shown are UK's Vernon Hatton (#52), John Crigler (#32) and Ed Beck (to left) along with Ole Miss players Louis Griffin (#16), Carlton Garner (#19) and Jim Tom Atherton (#15)
