- Friday, March 11 1955 -
NCAA East Regional Semifinals (at Evanston, IL)
Kentucky
-
71
(Head
Coach:
Adolph
Rupp)
-
[Final
Rank
2nd
by
AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brewer | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Jerry Bird | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Ray Mills | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Bob Burrow | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 19 |
| Gayle Rose | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| Gerry Calvert | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Earl Adkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Corum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 13 | 24 | 19 | 71 |
Marquette
-
79
(Head
Coach:
Jack
Nagle)
-
[Final
Rank
8th
by
AP
and
9th
by
UPI]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hopfensperger | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Rueben Schulz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Russell Wittberger | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| Terry Rand | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| Don Bugalski | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Bob Walczak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 28 | 23 | 32 | 15 | 79 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Tennessee 104 - 61 | | | Penn State 84 - 59 |
Photo from the game
Kentucky's Gerry Calvert (#60) to left and Jerry Bird (#22) fight Marquette's Rube Schulz (#41) for the ball
Marquette's Terry Rand (315) and UK's Gerry Calvert (#60) reach for a rebound
