- Monday, December 4 1978 -
West Texas State - 67 (Head Coach: Ron Ekker) - [Unranked]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Ast | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson | 20 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Johnson | 22 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| George Sims | 31 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Dan Elmer | 38 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Ellis | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Atkinson | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Harris | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Wilburn | 18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Nicholas | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Gladney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 4 | ||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 26 | 73 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 67 |
Kentucky - 121 (Head Coach: Joe B. Hall) - [Ranked 10th by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Ast | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Stephens | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Fred Cowan | 16 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| Lavon Williams | 25 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Chuck Aleksinas | 23 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Kyle Macy | 24 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Truman Claytor | 22 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Chris Gettelfinger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwane Casey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwight Anderson | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Jay Shidler | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Chuck Verderber | 20 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Clarence Tillman | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 46 | 83 | 29 | 35 | 63 | 23 | 25 | 121 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| LaSalle 109 - 77 | | | Kansas 67 - 66 OT |
LaVon Williams attempts a dunk over West Texas State's George Sims
