- Saturday, January 29 1949 -
(at Louisville, KY)
Kentucky - 62 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 2nd by AP]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Jones | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Dale Barnstable | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Walter Hirsch | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Jim Line | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Roger Day | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Groza | 7 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| Ralph Beard | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cliff Barker | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| John Stough | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garland Townes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 79 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 62 |
Notre Dame - 38 (Head Coach: Edward Krause) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Kaufmann | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Leo Barnhorst | 3 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Richard Kluck | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| John O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Fritsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neal Fichtel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Foley | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| James O'Halloran | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| Rich Giedlin | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 11 | 60 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 38 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| DePaul 56 - 45 | | | Vanderbilt 72 - 50 |
Notre Dame's Kevin O'Shea is swarmed for the ball by Alex Groza (#15) and Ralph Beard (#12). Looking on are Notre Dame's John Foley (#10) and Walter Hirsch (#19(
Cliff Barker (#23) fouls Notre Dame's Jim O'Halloran as they fight for a rebound. To the left is Kentucky's Walter Hirsch (#19)
