- Monday, January 12 1959 -
Kentucky - 85 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 7 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| Bobby Slusher | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| Don Mills | 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| Bill Lickert | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Dick Parsons | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sid Cohen | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Bennie Coffman | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Phil Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 63 | 25 | 36 | 22 | 40 | 85 |
Tulane - 68 (Head Coach: Clifford Wells) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Wenzel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Ronald Mitchell | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Victor Klinker | 4 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| Gary Stoll | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| Dick O'Brien | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Louis Anderson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Al O'Brien | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Gar Lindboe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 57 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 68 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Louisiana State 76 - 61 | | | Tennessee 79 - 58 |
