- Tuesday, February 13 1940 -
Mississippi State - 37 (Head Coach: Stanfield Hitt)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Craig | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Floyd Wilsford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eustace Conway | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| A.F. Moore | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Granville "Buttermilk" Harrison | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Homer Spraggins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| V.G. Beard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M.W. Gary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H.T. Stubbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 37 |
Kentucky - 45 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Farnsley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Ermal Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Marion Cluggish | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Layton Rouse | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Carl Combs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Lee Huber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Orme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Denham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| James King | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 19 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 45 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Xavier 37 - 29 | | | Tennessee 23 - 27 |
