- Monday, February 27 1961 -
Auburn - 51 (Head Coach: Joel Eaves) - [Unranked]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Fibbe | 40 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| David Vaughn | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Layton Johns | 33 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| Bill Tinker | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Groover | 39 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Jimmy Leonard | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| John Helminger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Ross | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Posey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gusty Nordgren | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200 | 17 | 45 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 51 |
Kentucky - 77 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Unranked]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Newman | 39 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 15 |
| Bill Lickert | 39 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Ned Jennings | 39 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
| Larry Pursiful | 33 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Dick Parsons | 35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Scotty Baesler | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Carroll Burchett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Pendygraft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Feldhaus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200 | 28 | 64 | 21 | 25 | 47 | 17 | 77 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Alabama 80 - 53 | | | Tennessee 68 - 61 |
Roger Newman grabs the rebound while Ned Jennings (#10) watches
Auburn's Jimmy Fibbe tries to block out Kentucky's Bill Lickert while Auburn's Jim Leonard (#32), Bill Ross (#21) and David Vaughn (#30) look on
Dickie Parsons and Auburn's Billy Tinker (#25) reach for a loose ball
