- Friday, December 10 1948 -
Tulsa - 27 (Head Coach: John Garrison)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Nipp | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Norman Ryser | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Schley Babin | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Kirberger | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Neil Ridley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Gale Welch | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Cooke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S.J. Whitman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Brechin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lloyd Jernigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
Kentucky - 81 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked by ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Line | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Cliff Barker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Alex Groza | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| Ralph Beard | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Dale Barnstable | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Wallace Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Walter Hirsch | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| John Stough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garland Townes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Roger Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Henne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Bruno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 81 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| DePaul 67 - 36 | | | Arkansas 76 - 39 |
Wallace Jones (#27) leaps while Tulsa's Norman Ryer (#26), UK's Dale Barnstable (#18), Tulsa's Gale Welch (#31) and UK's Ralph Beard (#12) look on
Alex Groza (#15) secures the rebound in front of UK's Jim Line (#25)
Ralph Beard fights a Tulsa player for a loose ball
