- Saturday, February 12 1949 -
Xavier - 50 (Head Coach: Lew Hirt) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hoffer | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Bill Cady | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| James Kartholl | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Malcolm McMullen (*) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Richard Boxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Alston | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Art Morthorst | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Robert Dean | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Ruberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 50 |
Kentucky - 96 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Barnstable | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Wallace Jones | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Walter Hirsch | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Jim Line | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Roger Day | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Al Bruno | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Robert Henne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Groza | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| Ralph Beard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Cliff Barker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| John Stough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garland Townes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 40 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 96 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Tennessee 71 - 56 | | | Alabama 74 - 32 |
Both teams crash the boards. Shown are UK Ralph Beard, Alex Groza and Dale Barnstable (#18) along with Xavier's Bill Cady and Bob Alston among others.
Dale Barnstable (#18) glides to the basket. Former UK player Malcolm McMullen (#13) is shown in the background
Action from the game. Cliff Barker (#23) attempts a shot
