- Saturday, January 15 1949 -
Kentucky - 66 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Jones | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Dale Barnstable | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Jim Line | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Alex Groza | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Walter Hirsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ralph Beard | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| Cliff Barker | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| John Stough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 66 |
Tennessee - 51 (Head Coach: Emmett Lowery)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walther | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Bert Keenan | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Joe Eldridge | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Art Burris | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Hank Kinzel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hugh Jones (*) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Ed Montgomery | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Totals | 18 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 51 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Bowling Green 63 - 61 | | | Georgia Tech 56 - 45 |
Cliff Barker (#23) tracks a UT player trying to score while Ralph Beard (#12) trails the play
Tip-off of the game
