- Wednesday, December 22 1954 -
LaSalle - 54 (Head Coach: Ken Loeffler) - [Ranked 4th by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Singley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Francis O'Malley | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Maples | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Gola | 6 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 20 |
| Al Lewis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Frank Blatcher | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Charles Greenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 54 |
Kentucky - 63 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Bird | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Bill Bibb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Burrow | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Linville Puckett | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Billy Evans | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Ray Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 63 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Utah 70 - 65 | | | St. Louis 82 - 65 |
Bob Burrow tips in a shot in front of LaSalle's Tom Gola (15)
