- Saturday, January 21 1956 -
Kentucky - 95 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 4th by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Bird | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Ray Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Burrow | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Ed Beck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Gerry Calvert | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| Vernon Hatton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Billy Ray Cassady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 95 |
Tennessee - 68 (Head Coach: Emmett Lowery) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Neyland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Gipe | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Bob Gentry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hatcher | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Carl Widseth | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| Herman Thompson | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| Leon Ammerman | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Bill Cate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 68 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Louisiana State 107 - 65 | | | Vanderbilt 73 - 81 |
Two unidentified players fight for the ball while Jerry Bird (#22), UT's Bob Gipe (#16) and Vernon Hatton (#40) look on
Tennessee's Carl Widseth (#21) scores in front of Bob Burrow (#60)
