- Saturday, January 2 1971 -
Kentucky - 103 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 8th by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Casey | 10 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Tom Parker | 9 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| Tom Payne | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 18 |
| Kent Hollenbeck | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Larry Steele | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Terry Mills | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Jim Andrews | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Dinwiddie | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Stamper | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 4 | ||||||
| Totals | 43 | 85 | 17 | 24 | 52 | 20 | 103 |
Mississippi - 95 (Head Coach: Cob Jarvis) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Neumann | 20 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 47 |
| Danny Gunn | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| David Rhodes | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Duaine Boucher | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Bruce Rich | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Jim Farr | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| David Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Rawlings | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Team | 3 | ||||||
| Totals | 39 | 95 | 17 | 24 | 45 | 21 | 95 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Notre Dame 92 - 99 | | | Mississippi State 79 - 71 |
Ole Miss forward Johnny Neumann (#14) scores in front of Kent Hollenbeck (#32)
