- Saturday, February 11 1961 -
(at Jackson, MS)
Kentucky - 74 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lickert | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Roger Newman | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| Ned Jennings | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| Larry Pursiful | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| Dick Parsons | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Carroll Burchett | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 26 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 74 |
Mississippi - 60 (Head Coach: Bonnie Graham) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Waters | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Bill White | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Sterling Ainsworth | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| Mel Edmonds | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Bobby McCarley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| El Edmonds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Totals | 22 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 60 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Georgia 74 - 67 | | | Mississippi State 68 - 62 |
