- Saturday, December 12 1953 -
Kentucky - 81 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 2nd by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| Billy Evans | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Cliff Hagan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Jerry Bird | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Gayle Rose | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Frank Ramsey | 10 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| Linville Puckett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jess Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 27 | 38 | 31 | 81 |
Xavier - 66 (Head Coach: Ned Wulk) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Hoffman | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| John Cahill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dick Schneider | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Matt DeBoor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Dave Piontek | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 17 |
| Robert Heim | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Paul Margerum | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Louis Vonderbrink | 1 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| Totals | 17 | 32 | 47 | 26 | 66 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Temple 86 - 59 | | | Wake Forest 101 - 69 |
Xavier center Dave Piontek (center) loses the ball while three Wildcats: Billy Evans (#42), Jerry Bird (#22) and Lou Tsioropoulos (right) are ready to pounce.
Lou Tsioropoulos tries to fend off Xavier's Maurice Pale (? - not in boxscore) (left) and Matt DeBoor while the ball bounces near their feet
