- Saturday, December 18 1948 -
(at New York, NY)
Kentucky - 57 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked by ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Jones | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Walter Hirsch | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dale Barnstable | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| John Stough | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Groza | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| Ralph Beard | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Cliff Barker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jim Line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 20 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 57 |
St. Johns - 30 (Head Coach: Frank McGuire)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Tolan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Calabrese | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dick McGuire | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Dan Buckley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Dalton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivy Summer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Archie Oldham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Frank Mulzoff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Dombrosky | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Finn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Al McGuire (*) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| David Wassmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Redding | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 12 | 30 | 22 | 30 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Holy Cross 51 - 48 | | | Tulane 51 - 47 |
Dale Barnstable and Alex Groza fight St. Johns on the board
Alex Groza (#15) fights Archie Oldham (#23) for rebound while Ralph Beard (#12) looks on
St. John's Coach Frank McGuire watches the action on the court
