- Wednesday, February 18 1959 -
Vanderbilt - 71 (Head Coach: Roy Skinner) - [Unranked]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Rowan | 24 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Larry Banks | 34 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 19 |
| William Depp | 40 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| James Henry | 40 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Douglas Yates | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| John Doninger | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| John Laurent | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Warren Fiser | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 197 | 25 | 54 | 21 | 26 | 40 | 22 | 71 |
Kentucky - 83 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 3rd by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 40 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| Bill Lickert | 40 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 19 |
| Don Mills | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Parsons | 40 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Bennie Coffman | 40 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| Bobby Slusher | 29 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| Howard Dardeen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 201 | 31 | 78 | 21 | 31 | 51 | 20 | 83 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Notre Dame 71 - 52 | | | Auburn 75 - 56 |
Johnny Cox is double-teamed by Vanderbilt's Jim Henry (#20) and a teammate.
Bill Lickert jumps to secure rebound in front of Vanderbilt's Bill Depp (#41)
