- Tuesday, March 9 1954 -
SEC Playoff (at Nashville, TN)
Kentucky - 63 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Billy Evans | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Hagan | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| Frank Ramsey | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 30 |
| Linville Puckett | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gayle Rose | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Willie Rouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 63 |
Louisiana State - 56 (Head Coach: Harry Rabenhorst) - [Ranked 7th by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Clark | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| James McNeilly | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Belcher | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Bob Pettit | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| Norman Magee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Sebastian | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Benny McArdle | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Leslie Jones | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Zinser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 56 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Alabama 68 - 43 | | | Louisiana State 74 - 58 |
LSU's Bob Pettit grabs the ball in front of Frank Ramsey (30) and Lou Tsioropoulos (16)
LSU's Ned Clark (54) and Bob Pettit (50) converge on UK's Cliff Hagan (6)
