- Thursday, January 12 1956 -
Tulane - 63 (Head Coach: Clifford Wells) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Grosscup | 8 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| Stan Stumpf | 4 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| Tom Murphy | 3 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Roy Stoll | 5 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Bill Jargstord | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Cothem | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Eliker | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 22 | 73 | 19 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 63 |
Kentucky - 85 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 5th by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Grawemeyer | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Jerry Bird | 11 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| Bob Burrow | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 12 |
| Gerry Calvert | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Vernon Hatton | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| Ray Mills | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| Phil Johnson | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Beck | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Ray Cassady | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Brewer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Ross | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 93 | 15 | 22 | 69 | 15 | 85 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Georgia Tech 104 - 51 | | | Louisiana State 107 - 65 |
Bob Burrow (#50) shoots a hook shot
