- Tuesday, March 22 1949 -
NCAA Eastern Regional Finals (at New York, NY)
Kentucky - 76 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Jones | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Jim Line | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Alex Groza | 10 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| Ralph Beard | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Cliff Barker | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Walter Hirsch | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dale Barnstable | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 31 | 89 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 76 |
Illinois - 47 (Head Coach: Harry Combes) - [Final Rank 4th by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Eddleman | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Walt Kersulis | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Fred Green | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Walter Osterkorn | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| William Erickson | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Richard Foley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Roy Gatewood | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Cottrell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Van Anderson | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Beach | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Sunderlage | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| John Marks | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 19 | 69 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Villanova 85 - 72 | | | Oklahoma A&M 46 - 36 |
Wallace Jones (#27) tips the ball as Ralph Beard and Jim Line (#25) look on
Ralph Beard explodes to the basket
Ralph Beard beats Dike Eddleman to the ball while Dale Barnstable comes to assist.
