- Tuesday, March 22 1949 -
NCAA Eastern Regional Finals (at New York, NY)
Kentucky - 76 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Jones | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Jim Line | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Alex Groza | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| Ralph Beard | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Cliff Barker | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Walter Hirsch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dale Barnstable | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 31 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 76 |
Illinois - 47 (Head Coach: Harry Combes) - [Final Rank 4th by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Eddleman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Walt Kersulis | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Fred Green | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Walter Osterkorn | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| William Erickson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Richard Foley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Roy Gatewood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Cottrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Van Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Beach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Sunderlage | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| John Marks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 19 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Villanova 85 - 72 | | | Oklahoma A&M 46 - 36 |
Wallace Jones tips the ball as Ralph Beard and Jim Line look on
Ralph Beard explodes to the basket
Ralph Beard beats Dike Eddleman to the ball while Dale Barnstable comes to assist.
