- Monday, January 27 1947 -
Michigan State - 36 (Head Coach: Benjamin Van Alstyne)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Roberts (*) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| Bob Geshan | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Wulf | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Oliver White | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Donal Waldron | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| John Cawood | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Matthew Mazza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Robbins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hugh Dawson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| David Lumsden | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 36 |
Kentucky - 86 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Holland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Tingle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Groza | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Ralph Beard | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Ken Rollins | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Wallace Jones | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| James Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Line | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Brannum | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| J. Ed Parker | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Cliff Barker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mulford Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Dale Barnstable | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Albert Cummins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kenton Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malcolm McMullen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 86 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Xavier 71 - 34 | | | Notre Dame 60 - 30 |
Kentucky guard "Jimmy" Jordan (#30) shoots backwards toward the goal in what was called the "shot of the night". Watching the flight of the ball (not shown) is Michigan State's Bob Geahan (#18) and Kentucky's Bob Brannum (#20)
An unknown UK player (probably Wallace Jones) flies to the basket while being trailed by Ralph Beard (#12) and Kenny Rollins (#26)
Michigan State's (#15) tries to keep inbounds while hounded by UK's Cliff Barker (#23) and others.
