- Saturday, March 6 1971 -
Tennessee - 78 (Head Coach: Ray Mears) - [Ranked 14th by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Richardson | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
| Don Johnson | 8 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| Jim Woodall | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Jimmy England | 8 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| Mike Edwards | 9 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| Dickie Johnston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eddie Voelker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 66 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 18 | 78 |
Kentucky - 84 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 8th by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Parker | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Larry Steele | 9 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| Tom Payne | 8 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| Jim Dinwiddie | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mike Casey | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Terry Mills | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Jim Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 67 | 18 | 25 | 37 | 19 | 84 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Auburn 102 - 83 | | | Western Kentucky 83 - 107 |
Tom Parker (#12) fights for the rebound while Tom Payne (#54) watches behind him
Tom Payne tips the ball over Tennessee's Jim Woodall (#45)
Larry Steele (left) and Terry Mills (right) pull teammate Tom Payne off Tennessee's Jim Woodall (#45) after a fight between the two
