- Thursday, December 11 1958 -
Southern Methodist - 60 (Head Coach: Doc Hayes) - [Ranked 18th by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby James | 36 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| Carter Creech | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilbur Marsh | 35 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 |
| Max Williams | 40 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Kim Nash | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Steve Strange | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Totals | 200 | 27 | 63 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 60 |
Kentucky - 72 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 2nd by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 40 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| Bill Lickert | 40 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 23 |
| Don Mills | 38 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 9 |
| Sid Cohen | 38 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Dick Parsons | 40 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Phil Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Coffman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200 | 30 | 81 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 72 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Duke 78 - 64 | | | St. Louis 76 - 57 |
Sid Cohen grabs a rebound
Don Mills (#52) shoots
Bill Lickert (#44) makes a face as he shoots a circus shot
