- Saturday, March 4 1978 -
UNLV - 70 (Head Coach: Jerry Tarkanian) - [Unranked]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Ast | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Theus | 34 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Jackie Robinson | 37 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Earl Evans | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Milke | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Smith | 39 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Eddie McLeod | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Copeland | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Marcus Adams | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Sims | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Manuel Johnson | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 29 | 55 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 70 |
Kentucky - 92 (Head Coach: Joe B. Hall) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Ast | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Robey | 32 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Jack Givens | 33 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Mike Phillips | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| James Lee | 20 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Kyle Macy | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Gettelfinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwane Casey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Truman Claytor | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Jay Shidler | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Fred Cowan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Scott Courts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Aleksinas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lavon Williams | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 40 | 62 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 19 | 20 | 92 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Georgia 78 - 67 | | | Vanderbilt 78 - 68 |
Rick Robey (#53) dunks
Truman Claytor (#22) looks to make a play against UNLV's Tony Smith
UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian confers with Joe B. Hall
