- Saturday, December 29 1951 -
Sugar Bowl Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
Kentucky - 60 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | |
| Shelby Linville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | |
| Frank Ramsey | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Lucian Whitaker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Bobby Watson | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Totals | 21 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 60 |
St. Louis - 61 (Head Coach: Eddie Hickey) - [Ranked 12th by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Kovar | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tom Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Jerry Koch | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Ray Sonnenberg | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| Tom Lillis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Joe Devich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Robert Koch | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| Kevin Harrington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pat Partington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ray Steiner | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Lou McKenna | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Totals | 25 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 61 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Brigham Young 84 - 64 | | | Mississippi 116 - 58 |
Cliff Hagan (#6) goes low before attempting a hook shot while defended by St. Louis center Bob Koch (#24), Ray Steiner (#33) and Fred Kovar (#17). Looking on from afar is Kentucky's Lucian Whitaker (#32)
