- Monday, January 4 1954 -
Xavier - 71 (Head Coach: Ned Wulk) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Hofmann | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Robert Heim | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Dave Piontek | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| Louis Vonderbrink | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| Paul Margerum | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Richard Schneider | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 25 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 71 |
Kentucky - 77 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| Cliff Hagan | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| Billy Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Frank Ramsey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Gayle Rose | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Linville Puckett | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 77 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Minnesota 74 - 59 | | | Georgia Tech 105 - 53 |
Lou Tsioropoulos reaches for the ball
Coach Rupp and players cut the cake celebrating 115 straight home victories
