- Saturday, January 22 1949 -
Kentucky - 56 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 2nd by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Barker | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Jim Line | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wallace Jones | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| John Stough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Groza | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| Walter Hirsch | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Dale Barnstable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ralph Beard | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Totals | 18 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 56 |
DePaul - 45 (Head Coach: Ray Meyer) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Benson | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Robert Kampa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Gordon Gillespie | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Sam Vukovich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Phelan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Bato Govedarica | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Chuck Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Leddy | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Coorlas | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Totals | 13 | 19 | 31 | 21 | 45 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Georgia Tech 56 - 45 | | | Notre Dame 62 - 38 |
Wallace Jones (#27) battles an unidentified DePaul player while Alex Groza looks on
DePaul's Bill Benson (#12) eyes the basket as Jim Line (#25) tries to catch up. Alex Groza and DePaul's Bob Kampa (#24) look on.
DePaul's George Leddy (#37) is chased by Walt Hirsch (#19) and Dale Barnstable (#18)
