- Monday, December 28 1953 -
Minnesota - 59 (Head Coach: Osborne Cowles) - [Ranked 8th by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Miller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Dick Garmaker | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| Glen Reed | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Douglass Bolstorff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kalafat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| William Simonovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charles Gurtler | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Mencel | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| Charles Bennett | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 12 |
| David Noack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 21 | 35 | 22 | 59 |
Kentucky - 74 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 2nd by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Grawemeyer | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Hugh Coy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Cliff Hagan | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| Billy Evans | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Frank Ramsey | 8 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| Linville Puckett | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 26 | 22 | 33 | 23 | 74 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| La Salle 73 - 60 | | | Xavier 77 - 71 |
Minnesota's Dick Garmaker (#53) and Buzz Bennett fight for a rebound against UK's Frank Ramsey (#30) while Billy Evans (#42) looks on
