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- Monday, December 14 1953 -
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Wake
 Forest
 -
 69
 (Head
 Coach:
 Murray
 Greason)
 -
 [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice George | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 
| Lowell Davis | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 
| Frank McRae | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 
| Dickie Hemric | 9 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 
| Al Deporter | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 
| Billy Lyles | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 
| Ray Lipstas | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 
| Totals | 19 | 31 | 45 | 21 | 69 | 
Kentucky
 -
 101
 (Head
 Coach:
 Adolph
 Rupp)
 -
 [Ranked
 2nd
 by
 AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 
| Billy Evans | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 
| Jerry Bird | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 
| Hugh Coy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Cliff Hagan | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 
| Phil Grawemeyer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 
| Frank Ramsey | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 
| Gayle Rose | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 
| Linville Puckett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 
| Bill Bibb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Totals | 40 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 101 | 
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| Prior Game | | | Next Game | 
| Xavier 81 - 66 | | | St. Louis 71 - 59 | 
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Lou Tsioropoulos (#16)
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Gayle Rose (#20) tries to grab the ball
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Linville Puckett (#33) drives
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