- Saturday, December 22 1956 -
Illinois - 70 (Head Coach: Harry Combes) - [Ranked 5th by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Altenberger | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Harv Schmidt | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| Hiles Stout | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Breyfogle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| George BonSalle | 4 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| Ted Caiazza | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Roger Taylor | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Don Ohl | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| John Paul | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Tom Haller (*) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 76 | 22 | 29 | 45 | 19 | 70 |
Kentucky - 91 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 7th by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Ray Mills | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| John Crigler | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Billy Ray Cassady | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Brewer | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ed Beck | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 14 |
| Dick Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Hatton | 9 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| Gerry Calvert | 6 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| Earl Adkins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 33 | 73 | 25 | 32 | 49 | 16 | 91 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Southern Methodist 73 - 67 | | | Virginia Tech 56 - 55 |
Gerry Calvert (10) scores in front of Illinois' Don Ohl (44)
UK's Vernon Hatton (52) goes after a loose ball while UI's Don Ohl lets it go out of bounds.
Ed Beck defends
