- Monday, January 2 1961 -
Miami (OH) - 58 (Head Coach: Richard Shrider) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Lawson | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| Dave Mack | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Ted Garrison | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| LeVern Benson | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Zeller | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| Ralph Wright | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Gerry Saunders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Downing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 65 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 14 | 58 |
Kentucky - 70 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 19th by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lickert | 8 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| Allen Feldhaus | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Ned Jennings | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Larry Pursiful | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Roger Newman | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Vincent Del Negro | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Parsons | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Doug Pendygraft | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim McDonald | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Carroll Burchett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 79 | 18 | 23 | 57 | 7 | 70 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Missouri 81 - 69 | | | Georgia Tech 89 - 79 |
Bill Lickert (#44) looks to make a move while Miami's Vern Lawson (#10) comes to defend
