- Saturday, January 10 1959 -
Kentucky - 76 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 40 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Bobby Slusher | 30 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Ned Jennings | 18 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Bill Lickert | 35 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| Dick Parsons | 33 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Sid Cohen | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bennie Coffman | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Mills | 20 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Phil Johnson | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 202 | 22 | 72 | 32 | 42 | 38 | 20 | 76 |
Louisiana State - 61 (Head Coach: Jay McCreary) - [Unranked]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Crisco | 35 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Wayne Munson | 31 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| Joe Combs | 23 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Gary Guglielmo | 35 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Richard Davies | 25 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Tommy Raborn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Earl Long | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lynn Moon | 21 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Stan Jacobs | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Collins | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 199 | 22 | 77 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 61 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Vanderbilt 66 - 75 | | | Tulane 85 - 68 |
The game is tipped off between LSU's Jim Crisco (#44) and an unidentified UK player (#15)
Bill Lickert (#44) fights a group of LSU Tigers, including Gary Guglielmo (#35) for a rebound
Don Mills (#53) shoots a hook shot over LSU's Jim Crisco (#44)
