- Wednesday, December 22 1954 -
La
Salle
-
54
(Head
Coach:
Ken
Loeffler)
-
[Ranked
4th
by
AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Singley | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Francis O'Malley | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Maples | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Gola | 6 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 20 |
| Alonzo Lewis | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Frank Blatcher | 5 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Charles Greenberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | ||||||
| Totals | 21 | 68 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 6 | 54 |
Kentucky
-
63
(Head
Coach:
Adolph
Rupp)
-
[Ranked
1st
by
AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Bird | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
| Bill Bibb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Burrow | 7 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| Linville Puckett | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Billy Evans | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| Ray Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | ||||||
| Totals | 29 | 80 | 5 | 9 | 67 | 12 | 63 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Utah 70 - 65 | | | St. Louis 82 - 65 |
Bob Burrow (#50) tips in a shot in front of La Salle's Tom Gola (#15)
Kentucky's Jerry Bird grabs a loose ball after La Salle's Alonzo Lewis fell to the ground. Also shown are Billy Evans (#42), La Salle's Bob Maples, Bob Burrow (#50) and Linville Puckett (background)
Coach Rupp is congratulated by La Salle coach Ken Loeffler while UK players Linville Puckett, Billy Evans, Bob Burrow, Jerry Bird and Phil Grawemeyer look on during the UKIT award ceremony
