- Saturday, March 18 1961 -
NCAA Mideast Regional (at Louisville, KY)
Kentucky - 74 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank 20th by AP and 18th by UPI ]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lickert | 6 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Roger Newman | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 31 |
| Ned Jennings | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Larry Pursiful | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Dick Parsons | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Carroll Burchett | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Allen Feldhaus | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim McDonald | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Scotty Baesler | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9 | ||||||
| Totals | 22 | 69 | 30 | 39 | 35 | 23 | 74 |
Ohio State - 87 (Head Coach: Fred Taylor) - [Final Rank 1st by AP and 1st by UPI]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Richard Hoyt | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jerry Lucas | 14 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 33 |
| Melvyn Nowell | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Larry Siegfried | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Robert Knight (*) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Gary Gearhart | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Reasbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kenneth Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 10 | ||||||
| Totals | 35 | 59 | 17 | 31 | 59 | 24 | 87 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Morehead 71 - 64 | | | Miami (OH) 93 - 61 |
Jerry Lucas attempts to drive past Ned Jennings
John Havlicek drives to the basket
