- Wednesday, December 8 1965 -
Kentucky - 86 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riley | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Larry Conley | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Thad Jaracz | 14 | 4 | 5 | 32 |
| Louie Dampier | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| Tommy Kron | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Bob Tallent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Porter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Berger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim LeMaster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 14 | 16 | 86 |
Illinois - 68 (Head Coach: Harry Combes) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Freeman | 8 | 10 | 11 | 26 |
| Deon Flessner | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Rich Jones | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Jim Dawson | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Benny Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Johansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Hinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Dunlap | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 16 | 19 | 68 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Virginia 99 - 73 | | | Northwestern 86 - 75 |
Pat Riley dribbles against U of I's Deon Flessner
Illinois' Jim Dawson goes strong to the hoop
