- Thursday, December 30 1948 -
Sugar Bowl Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
Kentucky - 40 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Beard | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Alex Groza | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Dale Barnstable | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Walter Hirsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Barker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jim Line | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Wallace Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 15 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 40 |
St. Louis - 42 (Head Coach: Eddie Hickey)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Schatzman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Schmidt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| William Gardiner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Macauley | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Jack Wrape | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ossola | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Louis Lehman | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| William Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 42 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Tulane 78 - 47 | | | Bowling Green 63 - 61 |
