- Friday, December 19 1958 -
Ohio State - 76 (Head Coach: Fred Taylor) - [Unranked]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Furry | 40 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 25 |
| Joe Roberts | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Larry Huston | 28 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Carl Carlson | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Siegfried | 37 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Richard Hoyt | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| James Niehaus | 28 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Howard Nourse | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| John Cedargren | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| David Barker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| James Ferrell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 199 | 31 | 84 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 25 | 76 |
Kentucky - 95 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 2nd by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 37 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 23 |
| Bobby Slusher | 33 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 23 |
| Ned Jennings | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Sid Cohen | 39 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Bennie Coffman | 19 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Phil Johnson | 28 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 8 |
| Dick Parsons | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Howard Dardeen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lowell Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 201 | 34 | 75 | 27 | 38 | 58 | 14 | 95 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Maryland 58 - 56 OT | | | West Virginia 97 - 91 |
Johnny Cox soars for a lay-up
Ned Jennings (#4) shoots a short shot
Phil Johnson (#14) with the ball
