- Tuesday, February 13 1951 -
Xavier - 51 (Head Coach: Lew Hirt) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hoffer | 7 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| Gene Smith | 3 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Bill Cady | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbert Budde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Korb | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Robert Dean | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Bill Donovan | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Don Ruberg | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Simms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 79 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 51 |
Kentucky - 78 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Hirsch | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Shelby Linville | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Cliff Hagan | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Spivey | 16 | 41 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 40 |
| Frank Ramsey | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bobby Watson | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Lucian Whitaker | 4 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Totals | 31 | 112 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 78 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Georgia Tech 75 - 42 | | | Tennessee 86 - 61 |
Bill Spivey (#77) shoots a hook over Xavier center Gene Smith (#17)
