- Saturday, February 7 1959 -
(at Jackson, MS)
Kentucky - 97 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| Bill Lickert | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| Don Mills | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Dick Parsons | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| Bennie Coffman | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Phil Johnson | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 13 |
| Bobby Slusher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Howard Dardeen | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Sid Cohen | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lowell Hughes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9 | ||||||
| Totals | 43 | 94 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 21 | 96 |
Mississippi - 72 (Head Coach: Bonnie Graham) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Griffin | 5 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 11 |
| Jack Waters | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| Ivan Richmann | 6 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 22 |
| Larry Wagster | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Jamie Howell | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Jim Tom Atherton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnie Hatch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 70 | 14 | 28 | 41 | 14 | 72 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Florida 94 - 51 | | | Mississippi State 58 - 66 |
