- Thursday, December 16 1948 -
(at Boston, MA)
Kentucky - 51 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked by ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Barker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Wallace Jones | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| Jim Line | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Walter Hirsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Groza | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| Ralph Beard | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Dale Barnstable | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| John Stough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 20 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 51 |
Holy Cross - 48 (Head Coach: Lester Sheary)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cousy | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Dermott O'Connell | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Andy Laska | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| George Kaftan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Charlie Bollinger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob McMullan | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Frank Oftring | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Don Formon | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 16 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 48 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Arkansas 76 - 39 | | | St. Johns 57 - 30 |
George Kaftan and Frank Oftring (#20) fight Kentucky's Alex Groza for a rebound, while Wallace Jones (#27) looks on
The Crusaders' Frank Oftring (#20) shoots while defended by UK's Cliff Barker (#23). Looking on include Holy Cross' Bob Cousy (#17) while George Kaftan (#12), Bob McMullan (#22) and UK's Dale Barnstable (#18) prepare for a rebound
Alex Groza (#15) pounds the boards
