- Saturday, December 18 1954 -
Temple - 61 (Head Coach: Harry Litwack) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Lear | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| Hal Reinfeld | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Harry Silcox | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Albert Didriksen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Leon Smith | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 13 |
| Charlie Conroy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Osherow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 19 | 33 | 18 | 61 |
Kentucky - 79 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 2nd by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Bird | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| Bob Burrow | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| Ray Mills | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Linville Puckett | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Gayle Rose | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| John Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 17 | 30 | 22 | 79 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Xavier 73 - 69 | | | Utah 70 - 65 |
Bob Burrow (#50) tracks the ball while Ray Mills (#55) and Gayle Rose (#20) look on
