- Monday, February 15 1954 -
Mississippi State - 49 (Head Coach: Paul Gregory) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Houston | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| George Cooke | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Ethridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cherry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Daley | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| Dudley Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerald Caveness | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| Harold Blalock | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Wayne Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ashmore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 49 |
Kentucky - 81 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Billy Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Hugh Coy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cliff Hagan | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| Bill Bibb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Ramsey | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Linville Puckett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Gayle Rose | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Jess Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Chandler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 81 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Mississippi 88 - 62 | | | Tennessee 90 - 63 |
