- Saturday, December 29 1945 -
(at New York, NY)
Kentucky - 73 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Tingle | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Wilbur Schu | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| Joe Holland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wallace Jones | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Kenton Campbell | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Jack Parkinson | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Ralph Beard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Totals | 29 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 73 |
St. Johns - 59 (Head Coach: Joe Lapchick)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Wertis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Frank Frascella | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Gerry Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Boykoff | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| Ken Pressman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Len Doctor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Baer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Larry Jakobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Max Zaslofsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Tom Larkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 59 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Oklahoma 43 - 33 | | | Temple 45 - 53 |
Jack Tingle (#33) and Wallace Jones (#41) try to secure the rebound while St. John's Murray Robinson (#16) reaches in vain for the ball.
Ralph Beard (#40) tries to elude St. John's Tom Baer
Kentucky's Jack Tingle (#33) slips as he tries to steal ball away from St. Johns center Harry Boykoff (#11)
