- Saturday, January 14 1956 -
Louisiana State - 65 (Head Coach: Harry Rabenhorst) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Sigler | 7 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| Troy Rushing | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| Dick Holt | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Don Sebastian | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Dom Merle | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Joe White | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Fahey | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Martin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 22 | 58 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 65 |
Kentucky - 107 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 5th by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Bird | 9 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 20 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Bob Burrow | 19 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 50 |
| Gerry Calvert | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Vernon Hatton | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Ed Beck | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Smith | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Cassady | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| John Brewer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals | 41 | 78 | 25 | 32 | 70 | 22 | 107 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Tulane 85 - 63 | | | Tennessee 95 - 68 |
Jerry Bird scores ahead of the pack
Hatton, Burrow and Grawemeyer fight for the ball.
