- Saturday, January 23 1954 -
Kentucky - 97 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| Bill Bibb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Hagan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Billy Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Gayle Rose | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Frank Ramsey | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 37 |
| Linville Puckett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 37 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 97 |
Tennessee - 71 (Head Coach: Emmett Lowery) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Wiener | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Kyle Cruze | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Herman Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Gipe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Widseth | 11 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| Bill Lovelace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Hall | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Barry McKinnon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Lewis Neyland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Bill Cate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 23 | 33 | 18 | 71 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Tulane 94 - 43 | | | Vanderbilt 85 - 63 |
Cliff Hagan (#6) defends against Carl Widseth (#21)
