- Monday, December 10 1951 -
Kentucky - 97 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked by ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Shelby Linville | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| Billy Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Hagan | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 |
| Frank Ramsey | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| Lucian Whitaker | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Bobby Watson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Totals | 41 | 15 | 29 | 22 | 97 |
Xavier - 72 (Head Coach: Ned Wulk)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Budde | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| Matt DeBoor | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Bob Auberger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Smith | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| Thomas Simms | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| David Hils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Phelan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Heim | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Robert Dickman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Margerum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 72 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Washington & Lee 96 - 46 | | | Minnesota 57 - 61 |
Xavier's Gene Smith (#21) hooks a shot while Frank Ramsey (#30) and Lou Tsioropoulos (#16) looks on
Smith tries his luck again against Ramsey with a finger-roll
Gene Smith drives again, this time between Shelby Linville (left) and Lou Tsioropoulos (right)
