- Saturday, December 11 1954 -
Kentucky - 73 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 2nd by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Grawemeyer | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| Jerry Bird | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Bill Bibb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Burrow | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Ray Mills | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Evans | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Linville Puckett | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Gayle Rose | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| John Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Calvert | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 25 | 23 | 35 | 27 | 73 |
Xavier - 69 (Head Coach: Ned Wulk) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Hofmann | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Irvin Schmidt | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Richard Schneider | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| Dave Piontek | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| Louis Vonderbrink | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| William Veith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James O'Connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| James Boothe | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| Totals | 18 | 33 | 48 | 20 | 69 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Louisiana State 74 - 58 | | | Temple 79 - 61 |
Xavier's Richard "Duke" Schneider shoots while UK's Jerry Bird (#22) and Bill Evans (#42) looks on
