- Saturday, February 27 1954 -
(at Montgomery, AL)
Kentucky - 109 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 2nd by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 19 |
| Billy Evans | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Hugh Coy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cliff Hagan | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| Bill Bibb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Harold Hurst | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Ramsey | 9 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| Linville Puckett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Dan Chandler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gayle Rose | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| Willie Rouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Totals | 38 | 33 | 52 | 40 | 109 |
Auburn - 79 (Head Coach: Joel Eaves) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Fickling | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| John Cochran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| James O'Donnell | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Jim Diamond | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Gordon Mummert | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Walt Stoudenmire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kay Slayden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| James Martin | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Mack Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Turner | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Henrie Sturkie | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Doyle Haynes | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Byrd Whigham | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Bill Kirkpatrick | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Totals | 24 | 31 | 44 | 34 | 79 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Vanderbilt 100 - 64 | | | Alabama 68 - 43 |
James O'Donnell and James Martin hound UK's Billy Evans
Auburn's Bill Fickling (#15) shoots over Kentucky's Lou Tsioropoulos while Jim Linville Puckett (#33), Bill Evans (#42) and Frank Ramsey (#30) look on
Auburn's Bob Miller scores inside ahead of Gayle Rose (#20)
