- Saturday, December 13 1947 -
Kentucky - 67 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Holland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Cliff Barker | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Line | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Walter Hirsch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| James Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dale Barnstable | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Alex Groza | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Wallace Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ralph Beard | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Kenton Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Parkinson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Rollins | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Albert Cummins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| John Stough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 67 |
Cincinnati - 31 (Head Coach: John Wiethe)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Richter | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Joe Luchi | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Charles Clickner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Wolf | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Jack Laub | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Westerfeld | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Don Monk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Rubenstein | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tay Baker | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Alkie Richards | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 10 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 31 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| DePaul 74 - 50 | | | Xavier 79 - 37 |
Kentucky Overwhelms Bearcats, 67-31
WILDCATS LEAD
By 29-15 At Half
Beard Hurt As Leg is Caught
Between Wall and Floor - Richter and Westerfeld Star for Cincinnati
Kentucky's unbeaten Wildcats notched their sixth straight victory last night, downing University of Cincinnati, 67-31, in the feature of the collegiate basketball double-header at Music Hall Sports Arena.
Led by forward Joe Holland, who scored 12 points, the Wildcats led all the way after the middle of the first half and were in front, 29-15, at intermission. the score was tied at 4-4 and 6-6 before the Wildcats went ahead to stay at 10-9.
Ralph Beard, the Wildcats' All-American guard, was helped from the floor during the second half after suffering an injury. Beard, who played a sparkling floor game, went in for "bunny" shot. He fell and his right leg was lodged between the wall and the floor.
The Bearcats, making their second showing of the year, missed two-thirds of their field goals and free throws.
Most notable defender for Cincinnati was Bill Westerfeld, who bottled up UK's All-America center, Alex Groza. Groza, six-foot-seven-inch pivot, was held to two fielders and a like number of free throws. A packed house of 4,800 attended.
Eastern Kentucky Teachers romped to 73-49 victory over Furman University in the first game.....
Game Announcement - Cincinnati Enquirer
Official Needed!
Jim Beiersdorfer, Cincinnati sports official, will be unable to officiate the Cincinnati-Kentucky game because of a contract with the National Football League, he said. Beiersdorfer is slated to umpire the Green Bay-Philadelphia grid game at Philadelphia Sunday, and there is no plane or train leaving Cincinnati late Saturday night that would get him to Philadelphia in time for Sunday's game, he pointed out. Gibby Venn is one of the cage officials. No replacement has been named for Beiersdorfer.
Alex Groza (#36) scores inside against a Cincinnati defender
Ralph Beard (#22) has his shot blocked by Cincinnati's Bill Westerfield (#43). In the foreground is Cincinnati's Ralph Richter.
Article in Cincinnati Enquirer day prior to the game. (Still not confirmed who replaced Beiersdorfer)
