- Wednesday, December 26 1951 -
UCLA - 53 (Head Coach: John Wooden) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bragg | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Jerry Norman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Gene Logan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Saunders | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Hibler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| John Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Ron Bane | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Johnson | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Ronnie Livingston | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Barry Porter | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobby Pounds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Davidson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 18 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 53 |
Kentucky - 84 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Linville | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Billy Evans | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gene Neff | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Willie Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Hagan | 12 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 34 |
| Dan Swartz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Watson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Frank Ramsey | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| Lucian Whitaker | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Gayle Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 30 | 24 | 34 | 17 | 84 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| DePaul 98 - 60 | | | Brigham Young 84 - 64 |
Cliff Hagan (#6) readies to put back a basket, while Billy Evans (#42) watches.
Lou Tsioropoulos grabs a rebound while Shelby Linville (#11) looks on. Others shown are Cliff Hagan (#6) and Bobby Watson (#66) and UCLA's Mike Hibler (#35) and Ronnie Livingston (#75)
