- Saturday, December 29 1956 -
Sugar Bowl Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
Kentucky - 111 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 3rd by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cox | 6 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 25 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Brewer | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| John Crigler | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| Ray Mills | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Lincoln Collinsworth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Beck | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Dick Howe | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Calvert | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| Billy Ray Cassady | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Vernon Hatton | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| Earl Adkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 37 | 37 | 49 | 26 | 111 |
Houston - 76 (Head Coach: Guy Lewis) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Ray Evans | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Larr Byrd | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Ronnie Truitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Boone | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| Jimmy Ash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Patoprsty | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Andy McElveen | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Bernie Kapner | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Danny Dotson | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Sam Sells | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Jack Welch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| George Jones | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 24 | 28 | 43 | 25 | 76 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Virginia Tech 56 - 55 | | | Georgia Tech 95 - 72 |
Action from the game. Kentucky's Johnny Brewer (#70) and Houston's Danny Dotson (#42) fight for a rebound, resulting in Houston's Russell Boone being knocked down inadvertently
