- Saturday, February 21 1959 -
Auburn - 56 (Head Coach: Joel Eaves) - [Ranked 2nd by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Fibbe | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| David Vaughn | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Rex Frederick | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Jimmy Lee | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Henry Hart | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Porter Gilbert | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Bill Gregory | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Groover | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bayward McManus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Samples | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | ||||||
| Totals | 19 | 45 | 18 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 56 |
Kentucky - 75 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 3rd by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 |
| Bill Lickert | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| Don Mills | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Bennie Coffman | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| Dick Parsons | 5 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Sid Cohen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Slusher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Howard Dardeen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 65 | 17 | 21 | 40 | 20 | 75 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Vanderbilt 83 - 71 | | | Alabama 39 - 32 |
Jimmy Lee (#21) shoots in front of Dick Parsons (#50) and Bennie Coffman
More action from the game
