- Wednesday, December 17 1947 -
Xavier - 37 (Head Coach: Lew Hirt)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Bissmeyer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Richard Boxwell | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Robert Alston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Howard Schueller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Donald Bolton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick McQuade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Malcolm McMullen (*) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Richard Korb | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Art Morthorst | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| James Kartholl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Benjamin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 37 |
Kentucky - 79 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Holland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Cliff Barker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Jim Line | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Robert Henne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Jordan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Hirsch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Groza | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Wallace Jones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Kenton Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Rollins | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Dale Barnstable | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Jack Parkinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Roger Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garland Townes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Cummins | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Smethers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 79 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Cincinnati 67 - 31 | | | Temple 59 - 60 |
Alex Groza (#36) drives toward the basket while defended by former teammate Malcolm McMullen. Xavier's Ed Bissmeyer is shown to the right
Joe Holland secures the ball
Kenny Rollins drives to the basket while Cliff Barker (#23) looks on
