- Saturday, February 28 1959 -
Kentucky - 69 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 40 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 38 |
| Bill Lickert | 37 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Don Mills | 32 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Dick Parsons | 33 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Bennie Coffman | 40 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Sid Cohen | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Phil Johnson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Slusher | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Howard Dardeen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 201 | 29 | 64 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 19 | 69 |
Tennessee - 56 (Head Coach: Emmett Lowery) - [Unranked]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalen Showalter | 34 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| Charlie Scott | 28 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Kenny Coulter | 39 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| Bob Risser | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Carter | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Reeverts | 32 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 10 |
| Ray Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Perigo | 24 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Henry Garrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 10 | |||||||
| Totals | 201 | 22 | 69 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 16 | 56 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Alabama 39 - 32 | | | Louisville 61 - 76 |
Kentucky's Johnny Cox (#25) and Tennessee's Bob Perigo (#44) reach for the ball
Phil Johnson (#53) reaches for the ball in front of UT's Dalen Showalter (#42)
UT's Bobby Carter (#22) drives against Dick Parsons
