- Wednesday, February 15 1978 -
Rescheduled from 28-JAN due to ice
Tennessee - 77 (Head Coach: Cliff Wettig) - [Unranked]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Ast | TO | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Crosby | 40 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Reggie Johnson | 23 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Kevin Nash (*) | 25 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bert Bertelkamp | 38 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Johnny Darden | 40 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
| James Ratiff | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenne Teffeteller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Wood | 27 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Team | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 30 | 68 | 17 | 24 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 77 |
Kentucky - 90 (Head Coach: Joe B. Hall) - [Ranked 3rd by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Ast | TO | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Givens | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Rick Robey | 30 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Mike Phillips | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Kyle Macy | 38 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| Truman Claytor | 36 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Chris Gettelfinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwane Casey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Stephens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Lee | 20 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Fred Cowan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Scott Courts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Aleksinas | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Lavon Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 38 | 72 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 90 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Mississippi 64 - 52 | | | Mississippi State 58 - 56 |
Rick Robey jumps center to start the game
