- Monday, January 11 1954 -
DePaul - 63 (Head Coach: Ray Meyer) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Blum | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Ed Curtin | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Daniel Lecos | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Bernard Skul | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ken Jaksy | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Michael Donohue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lamkin | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Ronald Sobieszczyk | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| Totals | 20 | 23 | 41 | 24 | 63 |
Kentucky - 81 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Bibb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Hagan | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| Frank Ramsey | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| Billy Evans | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| Gayle Rose | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Linville Puckett | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Totals | 27 | 27 | 38 | 24 | 81 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Georgia Tech 105 - 53 | | | Tulane 94 - 43 |
Billy Evans secures a rebound ahead of DePaul's Bernard Skul (#10) and teammate Phil Grawemeyer (#44)
